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Starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children

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Paul Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death in order to "meet Jesus."

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All three outlets lead on the Kenyan court’s guilty verdict in the cult case, but they differ in how much detail they give about the victims. South China Morning Post is the only one to specify 190 children and one adult, while The Independent is the only outlet to add that more than 400 bodies have been recovered from Shakahola Forest. Al Jazeera keeps the framing broad, referring only to murder of 191 people.

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