By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
THE lives of three women were cut short after they reportedly ate a Christmas cake in Brazil.
According to CNN, five members of the same family: four women and one child, fell ill and sought hospital treatment after eating the cake on Christmas eve in the city of Torres, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Three of the women have since died, while the fourth woman, who prepared the cake, and her 10-year-old great-nephew are still being treated.
The Hospital Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes told our source’s correspondent in Brazil on Saturday, that their conditions appear to be improving.
Authorities had discovered arsenic in the blood of three of the family members, according to CNN.
Investigators are working on the hypothesis that the food was poisoned and have seized the cake for forensic examination.
They have inspected the property in Arroio do Sal where the cake was made and the property where it was consumed.
Stonix News gathered that numerous expired products were found in the property where it was prepared.
Christmas Eve is the main event of the holiday season in Brazil.
Since 54 percent of the population is Catholic, many Brazilians attend midnight mass, exchange gifts and celebrate with large family gatherings the night before Christmas.
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