Earlier this year, forty-one individuals were rescued from a doomsday cult in Kenya. However, instead of being free from legal repercussions, they now face serious charges, including murder and other offenses, alongside the cult’s leader.
According to prosecutors, these rescued individuals, who were either parents or grandparents, are now considered suspects as they were responsible for the well-being of children who died or went missing within the cult.
The cult’s leader, Paul Mackenzie, is alleged to have played a significant role in the tragic events. He is accused of promoting the belief that followers should starve themselves to death in order to achieve entry into heaven before the world’s end.
The police, while investigating what appears to be a mass suicide, have uncovered a startling number of bodies—over 400—exhumed from the Shakahola forest in the south-eastern region of Kenya.
More than 600 people are still missing.