Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 191
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Kenya/Shakahola tragedy: Pastor Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 191 followers (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The High Court in Mombasa, Kenya, sentenced pastor Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 followers who died in the Shakahola forest in 2023. His 28 co-accused received sentences of 10 to 160 years.
Kenya: Pastor Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 191 followers (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Kenya, a Mombasa court sentenced Pastor Paul Mackenzie to a total of 200 years in prison for the deaths of 191 followers, including 190 children, who died from religious fasting in the Shakahola forest.
Shakahola massacre in Kenya: 200 years in prison for the killer of 191 people (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Kenya, pastor Paul Mackenzie, leader of an apocalyptic cult, was sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people whose bodies were found in the Shakahola forest in 2023. His 28 co-accused were sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Mombasa.
Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 191 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Self-proclaimed Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola starvation cult. His lawyer has announced an appeal.
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