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A Kenyan court on Monday convicted Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others of murder over the deaths of 190 children and one adult, according to Reuters and the Guardian. Some headlines cite 191 children. Sentencing is not yet reported.
Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie and his church set up a sect in Kenya that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children. The case concerns the deaths of children and an adult linked to that group, with Mackenzie and co-accused standing trial for murder.
A Kenyan court on Monday found Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others guilty of murder over the deaths of 190 children and one adult, according to Reuters and the Guardian (some headlines cite 191 children). Prosecutors say Mackenzie and his church set up a sect that ordered followers to starve themselves and their children.