Bullet points of Kenya cult leader on trial for manslaughter over hundreds of deaths
- The leader of a Kenyan starvation sect, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, went on trial for manslaughter over the deaths of over 400 followers in the 'Shakahola Forest Massacre'.
- Mackenzie and 94 other suspects pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of manslaughter and other charges.
- The case is unique in Kenya and will be charged under a law dealing with suicide pacts.
- At least 420 witnesses have been prepared for the four-day hearing.
- Mackenzie is accused of inciting his followers to starve to death to 'meet Jesus'.
- The victims, 55 men and 40 women, also face charges of terrorism, murder, child torture, and cruelty.
- The bodies of the victims were discovered in mass graves in the Shakahola forest over several years, from 2020 to 2023.
cbsnews.com_7 / CBS News World by Layer3.news
npub1ql…8ecgf
2024-08-12 10:53:06
in reply to nevent1q…qnrd
Author Public Key
npub1ql0mq2tffu0r8zr5jwc5js98fd8h3jwg6ergj8y44h7gmmnw5glsq8ecgfPublished at
2024-08-12 10:53:06Event JSON
{
"id": "8d2b081c84731e1fcb7c7ba9143d29feb7efbae33c705b6e8e758f53f58b5091",
"pubkey": "07dfb029694f1e33887493b14940a74b4f78c9c8d646891c95adfc8dee6ea23f",
"created_at": 1723459986,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"subject",
"Bullet points of Kenya cult leader on trial for manslaughter over hundreds of deaths"
],
[
"p",
"07dfb029694f1e33887493b14940a74b4f78c9c8d646891c95adfc8dee6ea23f"
],
[
"e",
"f90ef9afbc475ed06a0f7a5c6115544d5f0dd850605e540573274ce37d3bc686",
"wss://articles.layer3.news",
"root"
]
],
"content": "Bullet points of Kenya cult leader on trial for manslaughter over hundreds of deaths\n- The leader of a Kenyan starvation sect, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, went on trial for manslaughter over the deaths of over 400 followers in the 'Shakahola Forest Massacre'.\n- Mackenzie and 94 other suspects pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of manslaughter and other charges.\n- The case is unique in Kenya and will be charged under a law dealing with suicide pacts.\n- At least 420 witnesses have been prepared for the four-day hearing.\n- Mackenzie is accused of inciting his followers to starve to death to 'meet Jesus'.\n- The victims, 55 men and 40 women, also face charges of terrorism, murder, child torture, and cruelty.\n- The bodies of the victims were discovered in mass graves in the Shakahola forest over several years, from 2020 to 2023.\n",
"sig": "bb885b2fd29a69273652ea9ee4e6c9217489bce62aa041542d991dab2d2c9735b0fe60d4e5c10a3de4493b7a14995bf0481d77a819e6821286607d1e0714bbd0"
}