Kenya Cult Leader Convicted Of Mass Starvation Murders
Published 13h ago · Latest report 47m ago · Court ruling
Affects Kenya · Covered in 5 countries
A Kenyan court convicted doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie of murdering 191 people through starvation.
A Kenyan court convicted doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie of murdering 191 people, mostly children, after telling followers to starve themselves. Police uncovered the mass graves in a remote forest more than three years ago. Over 400 bodies were eventually recovered from the site.
- The organizationPaul Mackenzie led the Good News International Church doomsday sect.
- The locationBodies were exhumed from mass graves in the Shakahola Forest.
Why it matters
The discovery of mass graves in coastal Kenya shocked the nation and exposed deep vulnerabilities in the regulation of fringe religious groups. The subsequent legal proceedings mark a major milestone in holding perpetrators of mass religious violence accountable.
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A Kenyan court found doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie guilty of murdering 191 people, primarily children, after he directed followers to starve to death.
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- The New York TimesCult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in Kenya47m ago · open ↗
- The IndependentStarvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children found dead in Kenyan forest1h ago · open ↗
- Deutsche WelleKenya: Cult leader found guilty of murdering 190 children, 1 adult1h ago · open ↗
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