Coronial inquest hears specialist warned Elizabeth Struhs was unsafe at home

The short version

• A coronial inquest has heard that a medical specialist warned years earlier that Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe at home.[The Guardian]
• Elizabeth, aged eight and a type 1 diabetic, died on 7 January 2022 after her parents and other sect members withdrew her insulin.[The Guardian]
• All 14 adult members of the Saints sect, including her parents, were convicted of her manslaughter.[The Guardian]

Key facts

• Elizabeth Struhs, aged eight and a type 1 diabetic, died on 7 January 2022 from diabetic ketoacidosis.[The Guardian]
• Her parents and other members of the religious sect known as the Saints withdrew her insulin before her death.[The Guardian]
• All 14 adult members of the Saints were convicted of her manslaughter, including her parents.[The Guardian]
• A medical specialist at Queensland Children's hospital warned years before the death that she would not be safe at home with her mother, a coronial inquest heard.[The Guardian]
• Elizabeth had been hospitalised in 2019 in a similar incident in which her mother openly refused to provide medical care.[The Guardian]
• A doctor wrote a professional report raising concerns about her safety after her July 2019 intensive care admission.[The Guardian]

Sources

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• Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe at home years before religious sect killed her by withdrawing medicineThe Guardian - World
• Doctors treating Elizabeth Struhs recommended involuntary mental health assessment of her mother, coroner hearsThe Guardian - World