Francisco de Assis Pereira da Costa has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four victims died from eating rice and beans laced with rat poison on New Year's Day

An arrest has been made in the case of a family in Brazil who were poisoned on Christmas Eve after eating a cake containing arsenic.

The daughter-in-law of the woman who prepared a Christmas cake in Brazil that killed three people has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of triple homicide and triple attempted homicide

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

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.

Brazilian Police have arrested a woman in connection with the Christmas cake poisoning that led to the death of three people.