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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Kenyan preacher Paul Mackenzie receives a 200-year prison sentence for the deaths of 191 people in the Shakahola Forest starvation cult.

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • center · 1 outlet

    Hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the sect's base near coastal resort of Malindi, in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre".

    — Hindustan Times

  • right · 1 outlet

    The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children…

    — The Pioneer

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The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children…

Coverage arrived over 14 hours — first from Hindustan Times, latest from Mathrubhumi English.

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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children…

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