The sister of an eight-year-old girl who died after those who were meant to care for her withdrew her life saving medication told a court their actions have caused immense pain for her family.
Eight-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on January 7, 2022 at her family's home in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane.
She spoke ahead of the sentencing for the members of a cult-like religious circle after they were found guilty of ...
Elizabeth died after her insulin was withheld. Her body was found at her Toowoomba home, west of Brisbane, in January 2022.
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 have been found guilty of her manslaught ...
judge-only trial at Brisbane’s Supreme Court that heard evidence from 60 witnesses and examined hundreds of exhibits. Handing down the verdicts, Justice Martin Burns said Elizabeth’s death was ...
Her father, Jason Richard Struhs, 53, and the leader of the family’s religious group called “The Saints,” Brendan Luke Stevens, 63, had been charged with the more serious crime of murder, but ...
Elizabeth Struhs, 8, passed away after fringe Christian group The Saints withheld her life-saving medication, believing that God would intervene. The parents of Elizabeth and 12 members of the ...
but Queensland Supreme Court Justice Martin Burns found both guilty of her manslaughter. Burns also found another 12 members of the congregation, including the victim's mother, Kerrie Elizabeth ...