The tragedy that shook the community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, remains under investigation while the city’s Civil Police examines the death of two minors, who were poisoned after eating sweets supposedly delivered by an unknown woman.
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The fateful event occurred in the North Zone of the city and has left the families of the victims and the population shocked by the cruelty of what happened.
A series of mysterious deaths
The first of the minors, Ythallo Raphael Tobias Rosa, just six years old, died at the end of Septemberhours after eating the sweets. The second victim, Benjamim Rodrigues Ribeiro, seven years old, lost his life on October 9 after spending ten days in intensive care.
Both children studied at the same school and were initially transferred to the Del Castilho Emergency Care Unit (UPA), where they presented serious symptoms.
Felipe Rodrigues, Benjamim’s father, related: “The symptoms [de los niños] They were very similar. They were both vomiting, fainting. Then we began to assimilate.” This connection was key for authorities to begin investigating the link between both cases.
What caused the deaths?
A preliminary autopsy report on Ythallo’s body revealed the presence of small black granules in his stomach, which led experts to suspect that it was pellets.
On October 10, the Civil Police confirmed that forensic tests carried out by the Forensic Medical Institute corroborated that the two minors were poisoned with pellets. The substance responsible for the poisoning is Terbufos, a toxic chemical found in the analyses.
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A mysterious woman under suspicion
The investigation, led by the 44th Police Delegation (DP) of Inhaúma, has received testimonies that They point to a woman as responsible of having given the poisoned sweets to the children.
According to witnesses, the woman approached the minors while driving a motorcycle and offered them the candy.
Marcos Henrique Alves, head of the 44th DP, explained: “This woman would have passed by on a motorcycle and stopped, found the children and offered them sweets. Now we are looking for images to identify that moment of offering that candy and eating it by the children.” At least one of the children refused the candy, which was key for investigators to obtain more details about the mystery woman.
The reasons are not yet known
To date, The police have not released any further information. about the possible motives behind this tragic act.
The investigations are progressing in total confidentiality and the search for the suspicious woman continueswhile the authorities try to clarify who could be behind this horrendous crime and why they decided to act this way.
HENRIQUE COELHO, GUILHERME SANTOS
O Globo (Brazil) / GDA
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