Teen Detained in Nova Serrana Over Suspected Poisoning of Family Meals

Overview

• The 17-year-old was apprehended on suspicion of contaminating three packed meals prepared for her parents and a cousin in Nova Serrana, Minas Gerais.
• Officers reported finding small dark granules in the food, described as a substance popularly known as chumbinho, and seized the meals for forensic testing.
• The cousin, 36, began eating, sought medical care, underwent gastric lavage, and remains under observation in stable condition, while the parents did not consume the food.
• Authorities processed the case as an act analogous to attempted homicide and took the adolescent to the Civil Police station accompanied by her legal guardian.
• She was presented to juvenile authorities as the investigation continues, with toxicology results and prosecutorial decisions pending.