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Kenyan court extends detention of cult leader linked to deaths of hundreds of followers

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While starvation appears to be the main cause of death, some of the victims were strangled, beaten or suffocated.

A KENYAN COURT has today ordered a doomsday cult leader accused over the deaths of dozens of people to be held behind bars for three more weeks.

A court in the port city of Mombasa ordered Mackenzie, his wife and 16 other suspects held for 30 days, dating from his first court appearance when he was arraigned on 2 May. Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha has said that as many as 500 people have been reported missing, including from villages around the forest.

 

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