Authorities in Kenya have started performing autopsies on over 100 bodies of members of a religious cult who starved themselves to death.
Autopsies of doomsday cult victims begin in Kenya
Kenyan authorities begin exhuming bodies of doomsday cult
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The investigators exhumed the bodies of 10 children on Monday and found signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation .
The Christian-based cult was founded by Paul Mackenzie Nthenge , a former taxi driver, who has been in police custody since April 14th .
Reports suggest the cult leader is refusing food and water.
According to the Kenyan Red Cross , more than 300 people have been reported missing.
On Sunday, Kenyan President William Ruto said he would appoint a judicial commission of inquiry this week to investigate the tragedy.