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Autopsies in Kenya starvation cult case found some victims were strangled, beaten or suffocated

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Autopsies on dozens of bodies found in mass graves linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation found some of the victims were strangled, beaten or suffocated Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is accused of murder, kidnapping, and cruelty towards children for…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya: Who are the two pastors facing trial in court over starvation cult massacre?

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Two pastors appeared before Kenyan courts, accused of being responsible for the grisly deaths of at least 109 people who were found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre." Mass graves were found last month in a forest…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan pastors appear in court over followers’ deaths, starvation cult

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Two pastors based in coastal Kenya have appeared in court over the deaths of more than 100 of their congregants, many of whom are believed to have starved to death. Pastor Paul Mackenzie was released by one court in the…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

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NAIROBI, May 2 (Reuters) - A Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death appeared in court on Tuesday as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest in eastern Kenya where 101 corpses have…[Continue Reading...]

Kenyan pastor to face terrorism charges over cult massacre

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Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) – A Kenyan pastor who appeared in court Tuesday will face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre," prosecutors said. The deeply religious…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation

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A Kenyan taxi driver turned pastor, who allegedly preached that starvation brought salvation, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge was under scrutiny years before 109 of his followers were found dead. Police last month launched a wide-ranging investigation into the Good News International…[Continue Reading...]

Initial autopsies show children starved, asphyxiated in Kenyan cult

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NAIROBI, May 1 (Reuters) - The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators began the first autopsies on over 100 people linked…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow trial: ‘Cult’ mom’s hair on duct tape wrapped around murdered son, witness says

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A piece of Lori Vallow's hair was apparently stuck to a piece of duct tape wrapped around her murdered 7-year-old son's body, a witness testified Monday, according to local reports. Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, are accused of killing…[Continue Reading...]

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