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Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years in jail for murdering 190 children, one adult

Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years in jail for murdering 190 children, one adult

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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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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".

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Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years in jail for murdering 190 children, one adult

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".

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