Izabel Cardoso de Andrade, 59, is accused of poisoning her granchildren who were staying over during the summer holidays - killing a nine-year-old girl and the family cat View 4 Images The poisoned baked cake. (Image: Jam Press)

A 59-year-old grandmother has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning her two grandkids leading to the death of the nine-year-old. ‌

Izabel Cardoso de Andrade said she prepared the cake for afternoon tea while her two grandchildren were staying for the summer holiday . Her husband also brought another cake and some cheese bread for snack time. ‌

The nine-year-old victim, named Alana dos Santos Cardoso Marques, immediately fell ill. The eldest child, 11, ate a smaller amount of the cake because she disliked the taste. ‌

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