Paul Mackenzie's son says his younger siblings were forced to fast for days before being rescued two weeks ago. He reported his own grandmother to police to free the children.
01Summary
- 01Dan Mackenzie, 27, says his five younger siblings and three other children were rescued from his grandmother's house after being denied food for three days.
- 02Paul Mackenzie was convicted on Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult who starved to death in Shakahola forest.
- 03Mackenzie ordered his doomsday cult members to starve themselves and their children to 'meet Jesus'.
- 04Twenty-eight other cult leaders were also convicted of murder.
- 05Justice Diana Mochache said Mackenzie's followers believed he was 'Jesus's mouthpiece'.
02Why it matters
This case has shocked Kenya and the world, revealing the brutal enforcement of a cult leader's deadly doctrine. The verdict brings some closure to families who lost loved ones, but the ongoing indoctrination shows the tragedy may not be over.
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