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Herald Sun
23-04-2025
- Herald Sun
Two children die after eating deliberately poisoned Easter eggs
Don't miss out on the headlines from Parenting. Followed categories will be added to My News. A young child and a teenager have died after their family were allegedly sent poisoned Easter eggs in what authorities believe was a 'revenge plot.' A 35-year-old woman has now been arrested after allegedly sending the eggs to the family of her ex-boyfriend on 16th April. Police suspect Jordélia Pereira Barbosa purchased the chocolates while in disguise, then spiked them and had them delivered to her former lover's family in Brazil. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Poisoned chocolate arrive with note: "With love, Happy Easter" Video obtained by local news outlet Imperatriz Online shows the woman purchasing chocolate while wearing a black wig, as well as an image from her arrest. The Easter eggs arrived at the home of her ex's new partner, Mirian Lira, who then shared the chocolate with her two children, according to People, who reported the story. The 32-year-old mother is believed to have been the target of the attack, with a note accompanying the fatal delivery that read: 'With love, to Mirian Lira. Happy Easter.' Upon consuming the chocolate, Mirian's seven-year-old son, Luis Silva, became 'immediately' ill, with his father having to administer CPR. The boy was rushed to hospital but passed away. The 13-year-old daughter, Evelyn Silva, died five days later. Doctors say her death was caused by vascular shock linked to multiple organ failure. Mirian remains in hospital in a stable condition and is said to be responding well to treatment. RELATED: Bondi Junction attack's 'sleep mask dad' speaks out Police say alleged poisoning was "barbaric" Authorities moved quickly, arresting Jordélia Pereira Barbosa at a bus stop the day after the attack. 'The evidence suggests, based on several points investigated, that the crime was motivated by revenge and 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,' security official Maurício Martins told Brazilian news outlet G1 . "The police will continue working to strengthen this evidence and present her to the Judiciary to answer for this barbaric crime." Investigators have obtained receipts showing purchases of the chocolate eggs, wigs, scissors, suspected drugs, and a saw knife. The leftover chocolate is undergoing testing to determine the poison used. Originally published as Two children die after eating deliberately poisoned Easter eggs
7NEWS
22-04-2025
- 7NEWS
Easter egg poisoning in Brazil goes wrong, leaving child dead, two critical
A seven-year-old child is dead and two more people are in a critical condition after a spurned girlfriend allegedly had poisoned Easter eggs delivered to the home of her ex-boyfriend's new partner. Jordelia Pereira Barbosa, 35, is accused of purchasing and poisoning the eggs herself before they were delivered to the home of her former boyfriend's new partner, Mirian Lira (32). 'With love, to Mirian Lira. Happy Easter,' the Daily Mail reported a note accompanying the eggs as saying. Lira shared the eggs with her children, Luis (7) and Evelyn Fernanda (13), on receiving them last week. Luis immediately fell ill and died in hospital on Thursday, one day after consuming the spiked chocolate. Mother and daughter remain in a critical condition. Local reports allege this wasn't the first time Barbosa had conspired to poison Lira, with Imperatriz Online reporting she once tried to give her poisoned candies at a tasting session at the supermarket where she worked. Barbosa was arrested on a bus heading for her hometown on Thursday after authorities found receipts potentially implicating her in the alleged poisoning. She admitted to buying the chocolates, but not poisoning them, according to local reports. 'There are several indications that clearly point to this woman being the perpetrator of the crime,' Mauricio Martins, a Brazilian security official, wrote in a statement. 'The police will continue working to strengthen this evidence and present her to the Judiciary to answer for this barbaric crime.'
