Before three people in Brazil died eating a homemade Christmas cake believed to have been laced with arsenic, other family members noticed an off-putting flavor.

Three women died and three other relatives fell ill after eating the cake during a family get-together on December 23, officials said.

A woman in Brazil fed her family an arsenic-laced Christmas cake, killing three female relatives and hospitalizing three others, cops say.

A woman has been arrested in connection with a Christmas cake that allegedly killed three people and hospitalized three others in Brazil, multiple media outlets reported. On Sunday, police arrested Deise Moura dos Anjos,

In Porto Alegre, Brazil, a woman suspected of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill three more people has been arrested. Deise Moura allegedly added arsenic to a Christmas cake. She was detained at her home in Rio Grande do Sul.

In Porto Alegre, Brazil, a woman suspected of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill three more has been arrested. Deise Moura allegedly added arsenic to a Christmas cake. She was detained at her home in Rio Grande do Sul.