Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers
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The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children
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Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers. The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children Covered by 3 publications. South China Morning Post: Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers. Africanews: Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 191. Punch: Kenyan cult leader jailed 200 years for killing 191 people.
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- South China Morning Post Hong Kong Kenyan doomsday cult leader jailed for 200 years for murdering 191 followers The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa issued the sentence for Pastor Paul Mackenzie. He was convicted of murdering 190 children 2 h ago · Tier 2
- Africanews Congo Kenyan doomsday cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 191 The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children and one adult. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie and 28 accomplices were convicted last month of inciting his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. 40 min ago · Tier 3
- Punch Nigeria Kenyan cult leader jailed 200 years for killing 191 people A Kenyan court has sentenced a doomsday cult leader, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, including 190 children, after ordering his followers to starve to death in the belief that they would meet Jesus, BBC reports. 43 min ago · Tier 3
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