health
diciembre 5, 2025
El rastro de las frambuesas que llevaron a Zulma Guzmán: así se habría planeado el envenenamiento de las niñas en Bogotá
El 5 de abril de 2025, en un apartamento del barrio Rosales, en el norte de Bogotá, tres menores de edad se reunieron a pasar una tarde cualquiera. Ha...
TL;DR
- Two minors died and several others fell ill after consuming raspberries contaminated with the toxic metal thallium.
- The thallium was detected by health authorities in Bogotá, confirming it was not accidental food poisoning.
- Investigators suspect businesswoman Zulma Guzmán Castro of orchestrating the poisoning as an act of revenge against Juan de Bedout, the father of one of the victims.
- The investigation is exploring a possible link to the death of Juan de Bedout's wife two years prior, also suspected to be thallium poisoning.
- Guzmán has left Colombia and is believed to be traveling internationally, prompting an Interpol red notice.
- Thallium is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless metal that is difficult to detect and highly toxic, historically used in pesticides and depilatories.