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Kenyan Judge Delivers Verdict in Doomsday Cult Mass Murder Case

Kenyan Judge Delivers Verdict in Doomsday Cult Mass Murder Case

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THE BRIEF
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A Kenyan judge has begun delivering verdicts in a mass murder case against doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie and 29 followers accused of killing 191 people.

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The cult allegedly forced children to starve to death and prohibited modern medicine and education, leading to the discovery of over 400 bodies in shallow graves in Shakahola forest.

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Mackenzie and co-accused have pleaded not guilty to murder charges, though they face additional legal counts including terrorism and radicalisation.