After being rescued while anticipating the end of the world, four persons were discovered dead and nearly a dozen more were taken to the hospital in Kilifi County, Kenya. The victims were Good News International Church members who had been instructed to fast in order to prevent "apocalyptic damnation."
Six of the 11 victims who were saved by the police were in critical condition. Following information that further gang members were still in the forest on Friday, the police will keep looking for them. At Shakahola Forest near Langobaya, Malindi, the police discovered a large shallow burial.
Detectives have been keeping an eye on the self-styled spiritual leader because he is accused of spreading a perilous philosophy that advises his adherents to starve to death in order to enter paradise more quickly. Despite being present at the crime scene, the pastor escaped arrest. After being charged last month in connection with the deaths of two toddlers whose parents are among his supporters, he is presently free on police bail.
