Police in Papua New Guinea say a cult leader known as 'Black Jesus' has been killed by villagers.
Steven Tari escaped from prison in the northern town of Madang in March. He was one of 48 people who did so.
He was in prison after being convicted in 2010 of raping girls and young women who belonged to his sect.
A former bible student, he was also accused of cannibalism, although AFP reports he was only tried for rape.
He was killed at a remote village outside Madang on Thursday.
Provincial police chief Sylvester Kalaut said Tari and one of his followers were attacking a woman, who had been tricked into joining the cult, when villagers from Gal surrounded and killed them.
The National newspaper said he was "chopped to death".
The BBC reports Tari is also suspected of killing a schoolgirl earlier this month.
Tari previously said he was the "true Christ" and promised his followers great wealth and redemption. Before his arrest his sect had thousands of followers in the villages.
