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Colombian woman accused of arranging poisoned raspberry delivery that killed two girls
A Colombian court hearing in London was told that Zulma Guzman Castro allegedly arranged for poisoned chocolate-covered raspberries to be delivered as a free gift, leading to the deaths of two girls. Guzman, who is fighting extradition to Colombia, is accused of acting out of vengeance after a failed relationship with the father of one of the girls.
The delivery arrived at the family home on 4 April 2025 while a 14-year-old girl and her 13-year-old friend were having a sleepover. They ate eight and about five raspberries respectively; another teenager ate three, and all three suffered acute thallium poisoning. One girl died on 5 April and the other also died, while the third was seriously ill. Prosecutors cited a delivery-app payment, phone-location data and deleted searches about thallium as evidence.
In short
- Two girls died after eating thallium-laced raspberries in Colombia.
- Prosecutors say the parcel was presented as a free delivery-app gift.
- The accused is contesting extradition from Britain.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Colombian businesswoman accused of killing two girls with poisoned raspberries ‘tricked them into thinking they were a free gift from delivery firm’, court hears”.