A man poisoned seven children in Brazil: one of them died

A man was arrested by the Brazilian police for allegedly poisoning seven children of the same family, one of whom, a girl of only five years, died shortly after in the United States. State of Pará, in the north of the country, local media reported on Sunday

the suspect, 48, identified as Roque dos Santos, applied a product used to kill rats on bread with butter offered to children . ] according to police sources cited by the portal G1 .

The Victims were three nephews, the brother and three children of a former couple with whom he had a romantic relationship According to preliminary investigations

Six of the children were treated in an outpatient clinic in the municipality of Paragominas, Pará, and were released shortly thereafter.

The seventh victim, five-year-old daughter ad Emas daughter of the suspect's ex-wife, did not resist poisoning and died in the Hospital unit.

His body will be badyzed by the Forensic Institute to confirm the causes of his death.

The man was captured and will be charged for the crimes of homicide and attempted murder.