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Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie convicted of murdering 190 children
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Summary
A Kenyan court on Monday convicted Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, leader of a Christian doomsday cult, of murdering 190 children, many by starvation. Mackenzie had told followers in a remote forest to fast for salvation. He faced 191 murder charges in total after hundreds of bodies were exhumed.
Left-leaning
- Cult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in KenyaNew York Times · Oct 19, 12:11 PM
Center
- Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death faces verdictBBC News · Oct 19, 6:33 AM
- Kenyan starvation cult leader convicted of deaths of nearly 200 childrenReuters · Oct 19, 1:32 PM
- Kenyan Christian cult leader convicted of mass murderUPI · Oct 19, 3:25 PM