Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe at home years before religious sect killed her by withdrawing medicine

Coronial inquest begins into death of eight-year-old after 14 members of Toowoomba sect the Saints, including her parents, were found guilty of her manslaughter Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A medical specialist at the Queensland Children’s hospital warned that Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe at home with her mother years before her parents allowed her to die by withdrawing lifesaving medicine, a coronial inquest has heard.

Also readJoyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’ – as it happened

Elizabeth, a type 1 diabetic, died at the age of eight from diabetic ketoacidosis on 7 January 2022, at her family home in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, after her parents and other members of a religious sect withdrew the insulin she needed to survive and sat around singing and praying while she slowly died over the course of several days.

Continue reading...

Also readMelbourne Islamic leader silent on centre’s alleged Flydubai hijacker links in Facebook video