Kenyan court convicts cult leader Paul Mackenzie of murder over starvation deaths
Summary
A court in Mombasa, Kenya, on Monday found self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of murder over starvation deaths linked to his Good News International Church. Reports differ on the count: one cites 190 children and one adult, while others cite 191 deaths, mostly children. Prosecutors say Mackenzie and his church ordered followers to starve themselves and their children to death to go to heaven, and one report says he allegedly incited followers to starve to death to "meet Jesus." Before the ruling, the case was described as the first judgement in the 'doomsday' cult case, and the verdict was called long-awaited.
Timeline
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Reported before the ruling that a Kenyan court was set to hand down the first judgement in the 'doomsday' cult case, in which Paul Mackenzie is accused of convincing followers to die.
Africanews
Source ↗Reported that a Mombasa court would deliver a long-awaited verdict on Monday in the trial of Paul Mackenzie and his associates, who were accused of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in a starvation cult.
Straits Times
Source ↗Reported that a Kenyan court on Monday found Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty over the deaths of 190 children and one adult, with prosecutors saying followers were ordered to starve to go to heaven.
DW
Source ↗Reported that Paul Mackenzie was found guilty over 191 starvation deaths, after he allegedly told followers to starve themselves while leading the Good News International Church, which claimed the end of the world was imminent.
The New York Times
Source ↗Reported that a Kenyan court convicted Paul Nthenge Mackenzie of mass murder, after he had told doomsday followers in a remote forest to fast for salvation and hundreds of bodies were exhumed.
CBS News
Source ↗Reported that Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of the murder of 190 children and that he allegedly incited followers to starve to death in order to "meet Jesus."
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