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Kenyan Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years for Mass Murder

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Kenyan Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years for Mass Murder

A Kenyan court has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison following the starvation deaths of 190 children who were members of his doomsday cult.

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A Kenyan court has sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison following the starvation deaths of 190 children who were members of his doomsday cult.

Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 190 children who were starved to death on his orders in Shakahola Forest. Prosecutors said he had convinced followers to fast to reach heaven before the apocalypse, with some victims beaten, buried alive or dumped in latrines. A Kenyan doomsday cult leader was sentenced Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people after ordering followers to starve themselves to meet Jesus.

France 24 English reported the story as "Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison." The Daily Wire reported the story as "Cult Leader Sentenced To 200 Years For Mass Murder."

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTfirst report+15m+1h+3h+6h+12hThe Daily Wire (United States) · firstFrance 24 English (France) · +21h

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