New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie made his followers starve themselves to death in order to reach heaven and "meet Jesus". He was linked to more than 400 deaths and was convicted on Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult.

The case of Mackenzie drew global attention and became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre," in which hundreds of bodies have been discovered since 2023 at the cult base inland from the Kenyan beach resort of Malindi.

Paul Mackenzie, a pastor, is the leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult. He is a former taxi driver-turned-preacher. He was also once a street vendor.

Mackenzie was linked to more than 400 deaths and convicted Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult after ordering follo...