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Elizabeth Struhs
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Elizabeth Struhs, an eight-year-old Australian girl, died in 2022 after members of a small religious group allegedly withheld her insulin on faith-based grounds. Court proceedings have heard testimony that the group's approach to child safety was driven by sincere religious belief rather than neglect, as prosecutors argue the girl's death was preventable.
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Fresh reporting says Queensland child safety authorities failed to protect Elizabeth Struhs, an eight-year-old girl who died after her parents withheld her diabetes medication on religious grounds. Coverage focuses on a simple question police and caseworkers never asked that could have saved her, renewing criticism of how officials handled warnings about the extreme religious sect the family belonged to.
- 3Doctors urged mental health assessment of Elizabeth Struhs's mother, coroner told▼Doctors treating Elizabeth Struhs recommended involuntary mental health assessment of her mother, coroner hears
A Queensland coronial inquest has heard that doctors treating eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, who died in 2022 after her parents withheld her diabetes medication on religious grounds, recommended her mother Kerrie Struhs undergo an involuntary mental health assessment. The evidence emerged at the inquest into her death, which has drawn continued attention to the role of faith-based medical refusal and missed intervention opportunities.
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Australian authorities' attempt to remove a young girl from her mother's religious group was 'stonewalled', according to reporting by The Age. The case is linked to Elizabeth Struhs, the Queensland girl who died in 2022 after members of a small faith community allegedly withheld her insulin. The revelations are renewing scrutiny of how agencies handled warnings about the group.
- 5Inquest hears missed chances to save girl linked to family's beliefs●‘Lack of curiosity’ about family’s religious beliefs was ‘missed opportunity’ to save eight-year-old, inquest hears By A
A coronial inquest into the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struh has heard that officials' 'lack of curiosity' about her family's religious beliefs represented a 'missed opportunity' to save her. The coroner says she is considering adopting recommendations from Victoria's inquiry into cults as the investigation into the girl's death continues. The case has raised questions about how authorities engage with families holding extreme or insular belief systems.