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Paul Mackenzie Convicted of Shakahola Mass Starvation Murders

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 191 people in Shakahola forest.
The verdict found 190 children and one adult died of starvation under his orders.
Dan Mackenzie said his younger siblings were still forced to fast two weeks earlier.
Police rescued eight children, including Dan’s five siblings, from grandmother’s house and placed them in a rescue centre.
Gravediggers reported many children’s bodies were tied, legs bound and wrapped in bedsheets.

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Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 191 people in Shakahola forest.
The verdict found 190 children and one adult died of starvation under his orders.
Dan Mackenzie said his younger siblings were still forced to fast two weeks earlier.
Police rescued eight children, including Dan’s five siblings, from grandmother’s house and placed them in a rescue centre.
Gravediggers reported many children’s bodies were tied, legs bound and wrapped in bedsheets.