14 members of an Australian religious group are convicted over diabetic girl's death

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 manslaughter

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14 Convicted in Death of Girl for Depriving Her of Insulin

The parents of Elizabeth Rose Struhs, who died in 2022, were part of a small religious sect in Australia that believed that medical care went against their faith.
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14 religious sect members convicted over diabetic girl's death

Elizabeth Rose Struhs, 8, died at her family's home after six days without her prescribed insulin shots for type-1 diabetes.
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‘She’s at peace and so am I’: why members of Australian religious sect the Saints deliberately denied Elizabeth Struhs lifesaving insulin

Police interviews shown during the extraordinary trial for the manslaughter of the eight-year-old Queensland child reveal the beliefs behind the inaction of her parents and others. Get our ...
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Australian sect members guilty of causing girl's death

The defendants had denied the diabetic girl her insulin, believing God would save her, a court heard.
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Elizabeth Struhs trial verdict: members of Queensland religious sect guilty of killing of eight-year-old

Fourteen members of Toowoomba-based religious sect the Saints found guilty of manslaughter over the 2022 death of Struhs, who died of diabetic ketoacidosis due to the withdrawal of her insulin. ...
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