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Metro
23-04-2025
- Metro
Girl, 13, dies after eating poisoned Easter egg which killed her brother
A 13-year-old girl has died five days after her seven-year-old brother died from a poisoned Easter egg. Evelyn Silva died on Monday at Brazil's Imperatriz Municipal Hospital where she has been hospitalized since Wednesday. Her cause of death was caused by a vascular shock that was linked to multiple organ failure. The hospital said: 'Unfortunately, the clinical condition showed serious and rapid deterioration without responding to treatment.' Evelyn, her brother Luis and their mother Miriam, 36, each had a piece of the chocolate egg after it was dropped off at their home in Imperatriz. The eggs were inside a plastic tray with a note reading: 'With love, to Miriam Lira. Happy Easter!!' Luis was found unresponsive with his father Rafael desperately administering CPR. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video But he went into cardiac arrest and died at 4am last Thursday. Miriam remains under observation in hospital and is in a stable condition. Police have arrested Rafael's ex-wife Jordélia Pereira, who admitted to purchasing the chocolate but denied lacing them with poison. 'The evidence suggests that the crime was motivated by revenge, by jealousy, given that the author's ex-husband is the current partner or boyfriend of the victim, who was poisoned along with her two children,' said Maranhão's Department of Security Secretary, Maurício Martins said, as quoted by Brazilian news outlet G1. She had travelled to the city last Wednesday, and visited the chocolate shop while wearing a wig to disguise her identity. In chilling shop CCTV footage, accused Jordelia Pereira Barbosa, 36, is seen wearing sunglasses and a black wig, hiding her dyed blonde hair. At the counter, she is seen holding a box of luxury mini Easter eggs before paying with a credit card. After the delivery, Mirian received an anonymous call asking if she had received the package. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Man tackles young girl for 'throwing eggs at his home' MORE: Woman who moved area and changed name to escape stalker father was found by him again MORE: Schoolboy, 13, killed and two rushed to hospital after three-vehicle crash
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Girl, 13, second child to die in woman's poisoned Easter egg plot to extract revenge on ex-husband's new lover
A 13-year-old girl has died just five days after her younger brother, 7, died from a poisoned Easter egg - delivered 'with love' by a woman allegedly seeking revenge on her ex-husband's new lover. Evelyn Silva passed away Monday at Brazil 's Imperatriz Municipal Hospital, where she had been hospitalized since last Wednesday. The medical facility said Silva's death was caused by a vascular shock that was linked to the failure of multiple organs. 'Unfortunately, the clinical condition showed serious and rapid deterioration without responding to treatment,' Imperatriz Municipal Hospital said in a statement. Silva, her brother, Luis Silva, and their mother, Miriam Lira, 36, each took a bite from the holiday treat after it was dropped off by a courier at their home in Imperatriz, a city in the northeaster state of Maranhão. The eggs were placed in a plastic tray accompanied by a note in Portuguese that read, 'With love, to Miriam Lira. Happy Easter!!' Luis was unresponsive after eating the candy and was administered CPR by his father, Rafael Silva, before he was rushed to Imperatriz Municipal Hospital. He went into cardiac arrest and was revived and died at 4am last Thursday. Lira remains under observation at the same hospital and is in a stable condition. She has responded well to medication and is scheduled to be released within the next three days. Authorities responded quick and were able to arrest the suspect, Jordélia Pereira, while stepping off a bus Thursday in the city of Santa Ines. She told the Maranhão Civil Police that she had purchased the chocolate but denied lacing them with poison. She was married to Rafael and was not happy that the relationship was ended in a divorce, according to the Maranhão Civil Police. 'The evidence suggests that the crime was motivated by revenge, by jealousy, given that the author's ex-husband is the current partner or boyfriend of the victim, who was poisoned along with her two children,' said Maranhão's Department of Security Secretary, Maurício Martins said, as quoted by Brazilian news outlet G1. Pereira traveled from Santa Inés to Imperatriz and booked a hotel room last Wednesday. She then visited a chocolate shop, where she was captured on camera wearing a wig to disguise her identity to pay for the treat. 'We can say, with what we have gathered so far, that we have enough elements to point to the authorship of this person who was arrested,' Maranhão Civil Police chief Manoel Almeida said. 'Now we will clarify the details. What poison it was, the type, that the experts will indicate, so that we can strengthen our investigation and present it to the Judiciary.' Luis' aunt, Naiza Santos, told the outlet that he initially complained to his mother that he was feeling 'weak' but she did not take him seriously. 'She said she thought it was a joke and didn't take it seriously,' Santos said. 'But then she looked at him and saw that he was already fainting. That's when she ran to her mother's house asking for help.' Santos thought Luis was choking and tried to save his life by placing her finger down his throat before he threw up a yellow discharge. Santos revealed that Lira received a call from an unknown woman after the Easter treats were delivered. 'When the egg arrived, there was no identification of who had sent it, just the note and they didn't say who it was from,' Santos said. 'She [Miriam] only received the call, the voice was of a woman, asking if she had received [the Easter egg]. She said, 'Yes I did, who is it?'. Santos said that the woman told Lira, 'You'll find out who it is,' and hung up the phone without saying anything else.
Russia Today
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
‘Russia will tell our story': African experts welcome Moscow's media outreach
In a move seen as part of its broader diplomatic push across the continent, Russian news agency Sputnik has opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Foreign policy analysts say the launch underscores Moscow's growing interest in deepening its engagement with Africa—both diplomatically and in the media space. Boniface Muoka, chair of the Department of Security, Diplomacy, and Peace Studies at Kenyatta University in Nairobi believes it's not just about asserting Russia's political presence, but also about reshaping how Africa is portrayed, both within the continent and globally. The editorial center is expected to serve as a hub for regional coverage, offering an alternative to Western-dominated media perspectives. 'For decades, Western-owned and controlled media coverage of Africa has been skewed, biased, and unfair. Africa's negative story has dominated Western media and the entry of Russia into this space is likely to turn the tide and show us the other side of the continent,' Muoka told RT. Muoka adds that since Russia is not interested in 'policing Africa,' its media investment will likely be focused on strengthening its relationship with the continent by telling Africa's positive story. 'Through Sputnik, we are more likely to witness a story of good deeds by both Africa and Russia and not the usual stories of hunger, corruption, conflict, poverty, and underdevelopment which have been a norm in the Western media,' Muoka adds. Sputnik's editorial center in Ethiopia is Russia's first large-scale, multi-functional media center in Africa. Muoka explains that the move to set up the editorial center in Africa's diplomatic capital demonstrates Russia's intent to cement its media presence and influence on the continent. 'To reach across the continent and win the souls of the African masses, Russia has every reason to make such media investments because it needs a voice that can tell and sell its story,' Muoka told RT. Dr. Jacinta Maweu, a media ethics and communication policy expert at the Global Center for Policy and Strategy (GLOCEPS), notes that Russia needs a strong global media influence and presence to advance its diplomatic, economic, and military strategies. 'The opening of the media center was well-timed and very strategic because Russia has made huge investments in Africa and it needs a tool to amplify that,' Maweu told RT. According to Maweu, Russia's media investment in Africa will help neutralize the continent's negative image that has long been painted by Western media. 'Russia's coverage of Africa will not be about what is not being done or what has failed but what is been achieved and efforts being made. It will help showcase the continent's potential and milestones,' she said. Alfred Otieno, a Nairobi-based independent journalist specializing in diplomacy reporting, argues that Russia's media entry into Africa provides African journalists with an opportunity to tell the African story in a positive way, with an African voice. 'Russia's strong media presence on the continent will help counter Western media's dominance in the coverage of African affairs,' says Otieno. Speaking when she officiated the opening ceremony of Sputnik's office in Addis Ababa, Valentina Matvienko, speaker of the Russian Federation Council, acknowledged that Russia and Africa have been lacking information interaction, a gap Moscow's media investment in Africa seeks to address. 'We are taking a giant step towards the emergence of a broad Russian-African interaction. First of all, of course, information interaction, which we have been sorely lacking, and which is now crucial for the formation of a truly fair multipolar world order, in which the interests of African countries will be fully taken into account,' Matvienko said. Sputnik, which has membership in the African Union of Broadcasting, already runs radio stations in several African countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Mali, Guinea, Botswana, and Zambia. The radio stations broadcast programs in English and French. According to Dmitry Kiselev, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, which runs Sputnik, there are also plans to open other Sputnik editorial centers in South Africa and Tanzania. Muoka, however, warns that even as Russia expands its media footprint in Africa, a move that will help balance narratives, the continent must be awake to the potential shaping of public perceptions through media-led propaganda. 'Russia's media investment in Africa must solely focus on showcasing African solutions to African problems and not a tool of division and propaganda,' says Muoka. Jacinta Maweu, on the other hand, observes that Russia will not allow its media to be used to propagate negative narratives against the continent. 'Russia is presenting itself as a friend of the continent and an anti-imperialist, something which will endear it to the emerging African leadership and earn the much-needed trust the Russian media needs from the African people,' Muoka told RT.
Russia Today
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
‘Russia will tell our story': African experts react to Moscow's major media move
In February, Russian news agency Sputnik opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. Foreign policy experts opine that the move is a clear indication of Moscow's deliberate intention to intensify its engagements with the African continent. Boniface Muoka, chairperson of the Department of Security, Diplomacy, and Peace Studies at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, observes that Russia's media investment in Africa is not only about stamping Moscow's diplomatic authority on the continent but also redefining Africa's image. 'For decades, Western-owned and controlled media coverage of Africa has been skewed, biased, and unfair. Africa's negative story has dominated Western media and the entry of Russia into this space is likely to turn the tide and show us the other side of the continent,' Muoka told RT. Muoka adds that since Russia is not interested in 'policing Africa,' its media investment will likely be focused on strengthening its relationship with the continent by telling Africa's positive story. Read more Here's what NATO really fears in Africa 'Through Sputnik, we are more likely to witness a story of good deeds by both Africa and Russia and not the usual stories of hunger, corruption, conflict, poverty, and underdevelopment which have been a norm in the Western media,' Muoka adds. Sputnik's editorial center in Ethiopia is Russia's first large-scale, multi-functional media center in Africa. 'Showcase the continent's potential and milestones' Muoka explains that the move to set up the editorial center in Africa's diplomatic capital demonstrates Russia's intent to cement its media presence and influence on the continent. 'To reach across the continent and win the souls of the African masses, Russia has every reason to make such media investments because it needs a voice that can tell and sell its story,' Muoka told RT. Dr. Jacinta Maweu, a media ethics and communication policy expert at the Global Center for Policy and Strategy (GLOCEPS), notes that Russia needs a strong global media influence and presence to advance its diplomatic, economic, and military strategies. 'The opening of the media center was well-timed and very strategic because Russia has made huge investments in Africa and it needs a tool to amplify that,' Maweu told RT. Read more Paradise of lies: How the West manipulates Africa through neocolonial media According to Maweu, Russia's media investment in Africa will help neutralize the continent's negative image that has long been painted by Western media. 'Russia's coverage of Africa will not be about what is not being done or what has failed but what is been achieved and efforts being made. It will help showcase the continent's potential and milestones,' she said. 'Counter Western media's dominance' Alfred Otieno, a Nairobi-based independent journalist specializing in diplomacy reporting, argues that Russia's media entry into Africa provides African journalists with an opportunity to tell the African story in a positive way, with an African voice. 'Russia's strong media presence on the continent will help counter Western media's dominance in the coverage of African affairs,' says Otieno. Speaking when she officiated the opening ceremony of Sputnik's office in Addis Ababa, Valentina Matvienko , speaker of the Russian Federation Council, acknowledged that Russia and Africa have been lacking information interaction, a gap Moscow's media investment in Africa seeks to address. 'We are taking a giant step towards the emergence of a broad Russian-African interaction. First of all, of course, information interaction, which we have been sorely lacking, and which is now crucial for the formation of a truly fair multipolar world order, in which the interests of African countries will be fully taken into account,' Matvienko said. Read more Dirty tactics: How the US tries to break China's soft power in Africa Sputnik, which has membership in the African Union of Broadcasting, already runs radio stations in several African countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Mali, Guinea, Botswana, and Zambia. The radio stations broadcast programs in English and French. According to Dmitry Kiselev, director general of the Rossiya Segodnya media group, which runs Sputnik, there are also plans to open other Sputnik editorial centers in South Africa and Tanzania. Muoka, however, warns that even as Russia expands its media footprint in Africa, a move that will help balance narratives, the continent must be awake to the potential shaping of public perceptions through media-led propaganda. 'Russia's media investment in Africa must solely focus on showcasing African solutions to African problems and not a tool of division and propaganda,' says Muoka. Jacinta Maweu, on the other hand, observes that Russia will not allow its media to be used to propagate negative narratives against the continent. 'Russia is presenting itself as a friend of the continent and an anti-imperialist, something which will endear it to the emerging African leadership and earn the much-needed trust the Russian media needs from the African people,' Muoka told RT.
