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Kenya court sentences cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years

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Image: Times of India
Image: Times of India

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A Kenyan court has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for murders connected to his apocalyptic cult. Mackenzie directed followers, including 190 children and one adult, to starve themselves to death, telling them fasting would bring them closer to Jesus before an impending apocalypse.

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  1. DW

    Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years (opens DW in a new tab)

    A court in Kenya has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 children and an adult. He told them to starve themselves to death as part of his apocalyptic religious cult.

  2. Times of India

    Kenyan cult leader gets 200 years for starving 190 children to death (opens Times of India in a new tab)

    Paul Nthenge Mackenzie faces a staggering 200-year prison sentence for orchestrating the Shakahola massacre, which tragically claimed the lives of numerous church members, including 190 innocent children who reportedly starved under his directives. He…

  3. Al Jazeera

    Kenyan court sentences starvation cult leader to 200 years (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)

    Paul Mackenzie and accomplices were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Who is Kenya’s starvation cult leader? (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)

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