Fourteen members of an Australian religious group have been convicted of killing an eight-year-old diabetic girl who was denied insulin for almost a week. Elizabeth Struhs died at home in 2022, having suffered from diabetic ketoacidosis, which causes fatally high blood sugar.
A coronial inquest is set to examine whether there were system failures that led to the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs.
Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on January 7, 2022 while lying on a mattress on the floor of her family’s Toowoomba home, west of Brisbane. The religious group, known as the Saints, were accused of withholding lifesaving insulin from the girl.
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Two bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of an Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by withholding her diabetes medication were found guilty on Wednesday of manslaughter.
Queensland's Supreme Court convicted 14 members of an ultra-religious Christian sect of manslaughter in the killing of an 8-year-old diabetic girl by withholding insulin.
Fourteen members of a small religious sect in Australia have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an 8-year-old girl, who died after they withheld insulin needed to treat her diabetes because of their unwavering belief that God would heal her.
Members of an Australian religious sect were found guilty of manslaughter for withholding medication from an 8-year-old girl, leading to her death.