A Queensland coronial inquest into the death of an eight-year-old girl is ongoing following the conviction of 14 members of a religious sect for her manslaughter. Testimony from a police officer revealed that child safety officials maintained their decision to return the girl to her family despite medical concerns and warnings from doctors. The inquest heard that authorities determined keeping her in care would have been more harmful than reuniting her with her parents after she was discharged from hospital following a coma caused by diabetic ketoacidosis. The case raises critical questions about child protection decisions and their long-term consequences.
Queensland coronial inquest into death of eight-year-old girl continues after 14 members of religious sect were convicted of her manslaughterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was impossible to change the mind of child safety staff after they had decided to send Elizabeth Struhs home with her parents despite some of her doctors’ concerns, a police officer has told a coronial inquest into the young girl’s death.Child safety staff decided in 2019 that it would be “more detrimental” to not return Elizabeth, aged six at the time, to her Toowoomba home upon her discharge from hospital after suffering a coma due to diabetic ketoacidosis, a Queensland coroner heard. Continue reading...
