司法 · Shakahola verdictShakahola murder verdict: Paul Mackenzie convicted over 191 deaths, including 190 children文字 2026年10月20日 上午2:47 [UTC]觀看逐字稿0:07Paul McKenzie has been convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.0:1228 associates were also convicted, and all now await punishment for 191 murders.0:18What did the court find they did?0:20And how far does this verdict reach?0:21The High Court in Mombasa delivered the verdict on October 19, 2026.0:26The convictions hold the defendants responsible for deaths caused by a fasting0:29regime that they worked together to keep in place.0:32Justice Diana Kovetza-Mochesh found that McKenzie and the other accused acted0:36together to implement and sustain the deadly regime.0:39She tied the deaths to their unlawful actions and failures to act.0:43Her finding placed responsibility on those running it.0:46The judge found that fasting was encouraged and enforced as a way to enter heaven,0:50starting with children.0:52McKenzie maintained that he hadn't forced the victims to starve.0:55The court rejected that defense and found him guilty of murder.0:59Bodies discovered in Shakahola Forest in 2023 exposed the deaths at the group's1:03base.1:04McKenzie had established Good News International Church in the coastal town of1:08Malindi.1:09The murder trial took place in Mombasa, separate from the forest recovery operation.1:13Prosecutors said McKenzie and the church organized a sect that instructed followers1:18to starve themselves and their children.1:20Followers were taught that doing so would take them to heaven.1:23The court's finding was that the accused collectively maintained the regime that1:26caused these deaths.1:27McKenzie and 28 associates make 29 convicted people.1:31A conflicting count gives 29 associates, which would make 30.1:34Justice Moshe said the prosecution proved its case against all 29 accused.1:39The one-person discrepancy hasn't been resolved.1:41McKenzie and his associates pleaded not guilty to the 191 murder counts in 2024.1:46His lawyers argued that the case relied largely on circumstantial evidence, hearsay,1:51and inconclusive forensic findings.1:53The judge convicted the accused despite those objections.1:56The victims were 190 children and one adult.1:59A conflicting headline gives 191 children plus one adult, which would mean 1922:05victims.2:05The article beneath that headline uses the 191 person total.2:09Prosecutors reportedly presented evidence from 123 witnesses.2:13The hearing that ended with the verdict lasted more than eight hours.2:17That was the final hearing in a murder case in which the defendants had entered2:20their pleas two years earlier.2:22More than 400 bodies have been recovered from Shakahola and associated searches.2:26This murder judgment covers 191 victims within that wider tragedy.2:31Investigators continued finding bodies after the initial discovery, and2:35investigations into other deaths are still open.2:37Searchers found bodies in shallow graves and mass graves, with further discoveries2:41increasing the total over the following years.2:44By November 2025, authorities were trying to identify 453 victims.2:48That historical identification figure doesn't give a final recovery total for the2:51day of the verdict.2:52Only 26 bodies have reportedly been identified, but it's unclear which group of2:57remains that figure covers, or when it was counted.3:00It can't tell families how many of the 191 victims in this prosecution have been3:04identified.3:05McKenzie and the other convicted defendants now await sentencing on November 6th,3:102026.3:11They could face life imprisonment.3:13The court will decide their punishment for these 191 murders while the3:17identification of victims and investigations into other deaths continue.閱讀文章事件時間軸HeyDex短片 ↗誰報導了什麼多家媒體報導的要點Mackenzie and associates convicted of murder7 家媒體Number and ages of victims in murder verdict6 家媒體Number of bodies recovered at Shakahola6 家媒體Claims that the cult ordered or enforced fasting5 家媒體Scheduled sentencing date4 家媒體Court response to Mackenzie’s denial of forced starvation2 家媒體Discovery of the Shakahola graves and sect2 家媒體僅一家媒體報導的要點13僅BBC News報導Judge who delivered the judgment10月19日 下午3:25 UTC僅Al Jazeera報導Authorities’ estimate of deaths in wider tragedy10月19日 下午3:34 UTC僅Deutsche Welle報導Judge’s statement on proof against all accused10月19日 下午3:49 UTCCharge concerning bodies found at nearby village10月19日 下午3:49 UTCLength of the court hearing before verdict10月19日 下午3:49 UTC僅South China Morning Post報導Mackenzie’s arrest10月19日 下午3:51 UTC僅CBS News報導Defendants’ plea to murder counts10月19日 下午4:13 UTCDefense arguments about the evidence10月19日 下午4:13 UTC僅The Independent報導Ongoing investigations into other deaths10月19日 下午5:15 UTCNumber of recovered bodies identified10月19日 下午5:15 UTC僅ABC News (Australia)報導Possible sentence for Mackenzie and co-defendants10月20日 上午1:36 UTCDuration and start of enforced fasting10月20日 上午1:36 UTCProsecutors presented evidence from 123 witnesses.10月20日 上午1:36 UTC每一行都是我們從該媒體報導中記錄的說法。比較截至 2026年10月21日 上午12:02 [UTC]。
