A Kenyan cult leader is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 190 children.
A Kenyan court sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison on Friday. The court found Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants guilty of murdering 190 children and adolescents. This follows the discovery of mass graves in the Shakahola forest area in early 2023.
- A Kenyan court sentenced Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison.
- Mackenzie had previously been found guilty of murdering 191 people.
- Mackenzie was arrested in April 2023 after human rights groups alerted authorities to the sect.
- Investigators discovered mass graves in the Shakahola forest area in early 2023.
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