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A 14-year-old boy named Davi Nunes Moreira was rushed to a hospital in Planalto, Brazil, after suddenly falling ill. Tragically, he went into septic shock and died shortly after arriving.
In a chilling revelation before his death, Davi confessed to doctors that he had visited a chemist, mixed a butterfly’s remains with water, and injected the concoction into his leg.
Before collapsing, Davi reportedly vomited and struggled to walk, according to the Daily Mail. When his father asked what was wrong, the boy brushed it off, claiming he had injured himself while playing.
But as the situation worsened, Davi admitted to the doctors what he had done, leading his father to later find the syringe he used hidden beneath his son’s pillow. On Wednesday, February 12, Davi’s condition rapidly deteriorated, and he succumbed to septic shock.
Though Davi denied it before his passing, many are speculating that his death was tied to an online challenge or some dangerous experiment.
“This generation is complicated and needs a lot of care. They believe in lots of things online, challenges, videos. Rest in peace, how his family must be suffering,” online user Gabriel Moreth wrote, according to The Mirror.
Similarly, user Valderiza Guedes said: “They could do an investigation on his social media networks. Some of the things you see online are madness and spine-chilling.”
As for the butterfly’s toxic potential, Professor Marcelo Duarte, director of Sao Paulo University’s Zoology Museum, leads with caution.
“Butterflies have a complex biology,” Duarte said. “And the fluids present in their bodies have not been studied in depth in terms of their toxicity to humans.”
Davi didn’t specify the type of butterfly, but The Daily Mail pointed to Monarch butterflies, which contain cardenolides—poisonous to birds but not typically dangerous to humans.
A local police spokesperson confirmed that the investigation into Davi’s death is ongoing. “The autopsy results will help clarify the cause of death,” the spokesperson stated. “We are looking into every aspect of what happened.”
[Source: Wide Open Country]
