Kenyan police have exhumed the bodies of 21 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death.
exhuming bodies on Friday and recovered seven bodies that day. They recovered 14 more bodies on Saturday, detective Charles Kamau told Reuters on Sunday.
"This horrendous blight on our conscience must lead not only to the most severe punishment of the perpetrator of the atrocity on so many innocent souls, but tighter regulation of every church, mosque, temple or synagogue going forward," said Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki. He added that the entire 800 acre forest where the graves had been found had been sealed off and declared a scene of crime.15 members of the group -- worshippers at the Good News International Church -- who they said had been told to starve themselves to death. Four of them died before they reached hospital, police said.
The leader of the church, Paul Mackenzie, was arrested following a tip-off that suggested the existence of shallow graves belonging to at least 31 of Mackenzie's followers. Local media, citing police sources, reported that Mackenzie has refused to eat or drink while in police custody.
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