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Kenyan preacher found guilty of murdering 190 children in starvation cult
Original: A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates were on Monday found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult
A self-proclaimed Kenyan preacher and his associates have been found guilty of murdering 190 children and one adult in what became known as the starvation cult case. Hundreds of bodies have been recovered since 2023 from land the preacher owned near the coastal resort of Malindi, where followers were allegedly told to fast to death to meet Jesus. The verdict, delivered on Monday, marks a major step in one of the deadliest cult tragedies in modern history.
Why now: A court verdict has just been delivered in one of the deadliest cult cases in recent memory.
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