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| Kenya doomsday cult leader and 30 others face charges of murdering 191 children |
| 2024-01-17 |
| [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] What's for lunch? Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 of his followers have appeared in a Kenyan court to face charges of murdering 191 children. Mackenzie and the other suspects did not enter pleas in the coastal town of Malindi because High Court Judge Mugure Thande granted a request from prosecutors that they undergo mental health assessments and return to court on February 6. The remains of 180 of the 191 dead children have not been identified, according to the prosecution’s charge sheet. Mackenzie and some of his followers have been blamed for the deaths of 429 members of his Good News International Church, many of whom are believed to have starved themselves in the belief that by doing so they would meet Jesus Christ before the world ends. The bodies were discovered in dozens of shallow graves on an 800-acre (320-hectare) ranch in a remote area known as Shakahola Forest in the coastal county of Kilifi. The graves were found after police rescued 15 emaciated church members who told investigators that Mackenzie had instructed them to starve themselves to death before the world ends. Four of the 15 died after they were taken to a hospital. Post-mortem examinations on some of the bodies found in the graves showed they died from starvation, strangulation or suffocation. Kenya’s top prosecutor said on Monday that 95 people will be charged with murder, cruelty, child torture and other crimes. For months since the arrest of the defendants last April, prosecutors have asked a court in Kilifi for permission to keep holding them while the investigation continues. But last week, Principal Magistrate Yousuf Shikanda declined their latest request to hold the suspects for an additional 60 days, saying the prosecutors had been given enough time to complete the investigation. Mackenzie is serving a separate one-year prison sentence after being found guilty of operating a film studio and producing movies for his preaching without a valid licence. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Blame Canada! |
| Posted by: Zebulon Ebbelet2793 2024-01-17 20:58 |
| #1 Should have just put up a front sign - California Planned Parenthood office. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-01-17 15:49 |