Kenyan Cult Leader on Trial for Starvation Deaths of Over 100 Followers

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Kenyan cult leader, Paul Mackenzie, accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death, appeared in court as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest in eastern Kenya where 101 corpses have already been unearthed. The death toll stands at 109, but could rise further. Mackenzie, who is in police custody, has not commented publicly on the accusations against him nor been required to enter a plea to any criminal charge.
- Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die Reuters
- Kenya starvation cult: 'My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie' Yahoo News
- Kenya cult autopsies reveal children died from starvation and asphyxiation South China Morning Post
- Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation Deccan Herald
- Kenya cult deaths: 400 people still unaccounted for Al Jazeera English
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