Teen Held in Nova Serrana Over Alleged Poisoning of Family Meals With 'Chumbinho'

Overview

• A 36-year-old cousin began eating one meal, noticed a gritty substance “like sand,” sought emergency care, underwent gastric lavage, and was discharged in stable condition.
• The parents were alerted in time and did not eat as officers reported small black grains in the food and forensic teams collected the marmitas and a seized vial for laboratory analysis, which is pending.
• The police report notes the mother identified the material as rat poison kept at home and said she had previously purchased it to control rodents.
• The teenager told police she acted out of anger over a relationship her parents forbade and admitted to putting the substance into three containers stored in the refrigerator.
• Processed for an act analogous to attempted homicide, she remains under juvenile procedures as the Civil Police and Public Ministry continue the investigation without disclosing her disposition.