Mothers were starving their children: Lev Tahor cult members protest outside Guatemala facility
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The demonstrators aimed to pressure welfare authorities, who had separated mothers from their children following reports of severe neglect and abuse.Guatemalan officials said the decision to separate families was made out of necessity. Cult leaders allegedly instructed mothers to starve their children unless the food provided matched the group’s strict dietary rules. “Welfare officials decided to separate all children from their mothers after discovering the leaders had smuggled phones into the facility to dictate how the mothers should treat their children,” a source familiar with the situation said.Reports indicate children were told to refuse food such as fruits and vegetables, leaving them malnourished as part of a strategy to pressure authorities. “The children were instructed to harm themselves and starve to create leverage over the government,” the source added.
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