Girl, 13, dies just days after brother, 7, killed by ‘poisoned Easter eggs'
Jordélia Pereira Barbosa, 35, is accused of sending the spiked treats in a suspected act of 'revenge and jealousy' against her ex-partner's new girlfriend - whose two young children died as a result
A 13-year-old girl has died just days after her seven-year-old brother - after both children ate chocolate Easter eggs believed to have been laced with a deadly substance. The alleged posioning led to the arrest of Jordélia Pereira Barbosa, 35, who is accused of sending the spiked treats in a suspected act of "revenge and jealousy" against her ex-partner's new girlfriend.
The eggs were delivered to 32-year-old Mirian Lira in Brazil last Wednesday, who unknowingly shared them with her two children. Her seven-year-old son, Luis Fernando Rocha Silva, fell seriously ill within minutes and later died at Imperatriz City Hospital. But now with the death of his sister, what at first appeared to be a kind festive gesture has instead sparked a harrowing murder probe.
Mirian and her thirteen-year-old daughter Evelyn were also rushed to hospital after consuming the chocolate and falling ill. Tragically, Evelyn died on Monday at Brazil's Imperatriz Municipal Hospital, CNN Brasil reports. According to the hospital, Evelyn's death was caused by a vascular shock linked to organ failure. "Unfortunately, the clinical condition showed serious and rapid deterioration without responding to treatment," Imperatriz Municipal Hospital said in a statement.
Days earlier, a courier on a motorbrike arrived at the property with the poisioned treats, along with a note reading: "With love, to Mirian Lira. Happy Easter." Evelyn's mum Mirian had also reportedly received an anonymous call after the chocolate eggs had been delivered, asking if the package had arrived. Police in Brazil have since taken samples of the chocolate away for forensic testing to confirm whether they had been laced with a toxic substance.
Jordélia was arrested on suspicion of murder whilst taking a bus to her home town of Santa Ines following a hotel stay 200 miles away in Imperatiz, where the victims' family lives. Officers reportedly found receipts linked to Jordélia's purchase of the deadly easter eggs, and spoke to her ex-partner, prompting them to investigate her involvement in the youngsters' deaths.
Police also released CCTV footage they said showed Jordélia wearing a black wig and sunglasses to disguise herself whilst buying Easter eggs at a local store. In the clip, she can be seen handing the box of luxury eggs to a cashier before rummaging through her bag to find a card to pay with.
In a statement given at the Santa Inês Regional Police Station, Jordélia reportedly confessed to buying the chocolate but denied lcaing the Easter treat with poison. According to the Court of Justice of Maranhão, the case must now be transferred to the Criminal Court of Imperatriz, where the events took place.
The incident comes after a woman in Brazil was accused of fatally poisoning three of her in-laws with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake in December last year - and was then found dead in her prison cell in February. Deise Moura dos Anjos was discovered during a daily check on inmates at a women's penitentiary. According to officials, she died from "self-inflicted mechanical asphyxiation".
Cops were also investigating if she was responsible for the earlier death of her father-in-law, Paulo Luiz dos Anjos - who died from an intestinal infection in September 2024 after consuming bananas and powdered milk brought to his house by Dos Anjos. His body was later exhumed and tests confirmed he had ingested arsenic.
In July 2023, a woman from Australia was charged with triple murder after being accused of poisoning her ex-husband's family. Patterson, 50, had invited her ex-husband's parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, for lunch at her house in Leongatha, Australia, alongside Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and Heather's husband, Ian Wilkinson, 68, on July 29, 2023.
According to authorities, Erin served a beef Wellington that is believed to have contained poisonous mushrooms, tragically leaving her ex's family members dead. She denied any wrongdoing, telling Associated Press: "I'm devastated. I loved them. I can't believe that this has happened and I'm so sorry."
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