Bean stew ‘serial killer’ tested deadly poison on dogs before feeding pensioner

Ana Paula Veloso has been accused of killing an elderly man with a toxic bean stew and police in Brazil have now claimed that she also killed 10 dogs with the same poison

A woman has confessed to poisoning 10 dogs as part of a chilling experiment, following allegations that she murdered an elderly man with a toxic bean stew.

Police Chief Halisson Ideiao labelled Ana Paula Veloso a “psychopath” and a “serial killer”, accusing her of fatally poisoning pensioner Neil Correa da Silva in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a lethal bean stew. Detectives suspect that Veloso was not acting alone but was assisted by the victim’s daughter, Michele Paiva da Silva, who allegedly funded Veloso’s journey from Guarulhos to Rio to aid in the murder plot.

Both Veloso and Paiva da Silva are currently detained by police and are suspected of involvement in three additional murders. Mr Halisson revealed: “She confesses that she killed 10 dogs with this poison, testing the method and the timing.

“She knew exactly how long, the dosage, and what would happen to the people who consumed what she offered.”

This revelation followed the discovery of terbufos, a pesticide slightly less potent than lead, at Veloso’s residence, reports the Mirror.

The ongoing investigation has led Sao Paulo police to question Veloso’s twin sister, Roberta. According to Mr Halisson, “She also actively participated in Neil’s death providing moral and material assistance,” as reported by G1.

The victim’s daughter Michele Paiva da Silva, 42, a law student was arrested outside the Engenho Novo University in Rio on Tuesday.

Neil, 65, passed away at the Adao Pereira Nunes Municipal Hospital on April 26 and his remains have been exhumed for forensic testing to determine if he was poisoned.

Officers have claimed that the father and daughter had a troubled relationship whilst both Ana and Michele, who are said to be mates, were present at the property when he fell ill and was rushed to hospital.

Text messages between the duo have since been discovered in which they discussed poisoning Mr Correa da Silva.

Police are also connecting the pensioner’s death to three other poisoning cases in Guarulhos, which they now suspect were carried out by Veloso and Paiva da Silva.

“Ana Paula poisoned four people, including Neil, on Michelle’s orders,” Mr Halisson alleged.

He went on to say that Veloso had drawn police attention after claiming she had been targeted in an attempted cake poisoning, but detectives believe this was a ploy to frame another person.

Mr Halisson revealed: “Ana Paula Veloso came to our police station because of an alleged poisoned cake inside a college. She planted this alleged poisoned cake to try to frame a third person.

“Through this investigation, we concluded that Ana Paula was not the victim in this case, but rather a serial killer.”