Shakahola Massacre Autopsies: Starvation and Asphyxiation Identified as Causes of Death
An autopsy concluded that starvation was the cause of death. For seven of the nine children whose bodies were recovered from the Shakahola forest and subsequently examined.
According to Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor. Who addressed the media on Monday. Two additional children passed away as a result of a lack of oxygen in their bodies.
Pathologists were unable to determine what caused the death of an adult. Whose body was part of the autopsies conducted on Monday. Because the body had been in the grave for some time, according to Oduor, who reported that the autopsies.
Investigations into a cult that is responsible for the deaths of at least 109 people have continued into a new week.
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As of the end of the search operation on Monday, no victims had been rescued from the Shakahola forest.
It is alleged that Pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge of the Good News International Church. Instructed members to starve themselves to “meet Jesus” in this particular instance.
Detectives and pathologists are continuing to search the Shakahola forest. For any additional shallow graves or followers of Nthenge who may be hiding there.
In the meantime, people from all over the country are continuing to congregate in the region in the hopes of finding any information on loved ones who may have been involved with the murderous cult.
As a result of the operation, the area of Chakama Ranch that contains Shakahola Forest has been cordoned off, and a 30-day curfew that is in effect from dusk until dawn has been ordered.
A week ago, the government also restricted access to the region for members of the media.
Since then, the police have also arrested over ten members of the cult, in addition to another controversial televangelist named Ezekiel Odero, who is currently under investigation for his connections to Pastor Nthenge.
Mackenzie was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of manslaughter a month ago after two children died of starvation while they were in the care of their parents.
Shakahola Massacre Autopsies: Starvation and Asphyxiation Identified as Causes of Death
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