Kenyan authorities have recovered five more bodies in shallow graves near Malindi, Kilifi County, at a site linked to a suspected religious cult. The area is close to the infamous Shakahola Forest, where over 400 cult-related deaths were reported in 2023. Officials suspect the victims were starved or suffocated due to extreme religious practices. Investigations continue, with 11 suspects under scrutiny as fears grow over missing children in the region.


Kenya starvation cult horror: 5 more bodies found in shallow graves near Malindi

Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, self-proclaimed pastor behind Kenya starvation cult goes on trial

Kenya declared cult an ‘organised criminal group’ after starvation deaths. the authorities started to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult. Paul Mackenzie and dozens of his associates were charged in February with the torture and murder of 191 children. The trial begins on April 23.

Kenya doomsday cult victims' bodies released to families

Bereaved families emerged weeping from a hospital mortuary in Kenya on Tuesday after recovering the remains of loved ones who were forced to starve themselves by a doomsday cult leader. Watch to know more.

Kenya Families weep for starvation cult victims as first bodies released

A Zimbabwean sect leader and "self-styled prophet" appeared in court charged with child abuse after police raided his farm and rescued more than 200 children doing physical labour. A police statement said the children "were subjected to abuse as cheap labour, doing manual work in the name of being taught life skills".

Self-proclaimed prophet arrested & charged in Zimbabwe

French police have arrested a 33-year-old man suspected of murdering his wife and four children. An investigation began after their five bodies were found in a flat in Meaux, 40km (25 miles) north-east of Paris. The victims are a woman and her four children aged between nine months and 10 years old.

France: Five bodies found in apartment near Paris

Following the discovery of 12 more bodies, the total number of fatalities in the Kenyan cult inquiry has topped 400; the majority of the deceased were malnutrition victims. The cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie pushed his members to starve themselves to death in the Shakahola jungle, where the search for him is still ongoing.

The tragic starvation cult case in Kenya

Kenyan starvation cult death toll surpasses 400 after authorities find 12 more bodies

Kenya starvation cult death toll crosses 200; illegal organ harvesting racket suspected

An Idaho mother in a doomsday cult has been found guilty of murdering her two children and her husband's former wife, in a case that shocked the US. Lori Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, were charged with murder, conspiracy, and grand theft in the killings. The 49-year-old beautician now faces up to life in prison.

US doomsday cult mum guilty of murdering children, rival

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news and top headlines from all across the globe - The Kenyan Cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death will face terrorism charges over the deaths of the people found buried in mass graves.

Second Russian train gets hit | Kenyan death cult leader to face terrorism charges

Kenya's Police Inspector General Japheth Koome visits the site where remains of cult members were found in the Shakahola Forest near the coastal town of Malindi in Kenya. The death toll has climbed to 73 as the investigation continues.

Kenya Cult Starvation: Death toll rises to 73

Police exhume 21 bodies in Kenya cult probe, warn toll could rise

Couple in India's Gujarat commit suicide, decapitate themselves using guillotine

Self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman had 20 wives, most of them minor: FBI

The man who killed Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was motivated by anger towards a religious cult that he blamed for the loss of his family’s fortune.

Shooter targeted former Japan PM Shinzo Abe over cult link

For an hour each day, Kim Chung-seong, a defector from North Korea and a Christian missionary, takes to the microphone in a small Seoul studio. At 1 a.m., his show, "Hello from Seoul, the Republic of Korea," sends a mix of gospel music and news into North Korea.

Good morning, North Korea! Defector preaches dangers of cult worship

A defector from North Korea and a Christian missionary send news and gospel music to North Korea.

Good morning, North Korea! Defector preaches on radio about the dangers of a personality cult

cult

Cult, News on Cult, stories on Cult, articles on Cult, Cult stories at Wion, Cult news, Cult latest news