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Kenyan court convicts starvation cult leader for murder of 191 people

⁠A court in Kenya has found starvation cult leader Paul ⁠Mackenzie guilty of murder over the deaths of 191 people.The Mombasa Law Court announced on Monday that the self-proclaimed pastor and dozens of his associates were guilty of the murder of 190 children and…

Kenyan court convicts starvation cult leader for murder of 191 people
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⁠A court in Kenya has found starvation cult leader Paul ⁠Mackenzie guilty of murder over the deaths of 191 people.The Mombasa Law Court announced on Monday that the self-proclaimed pastor and dozens of his associates were guilty of the murder of 190 children and…

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After some weeks, authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest near the coast in southeastern Kenya.Mackenzie insisted that he did not force the victims to starve, but that was dismissed by the court.The defendants had pleaded not guilty and denied charges in other cases, including terrorism, radicalisation, and stopping children from attaining an education.

Doomsdays cult leader Paul ⁠Mackenzie had denied ordering the victims to starve so they could 'meet Jesus'.

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