# Mother was assessed as no immediate risk weeks before Elizabeth Struhs’s death, inquest hears

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-19 07:39 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/mother-assessed-as-posing-no-immediate-risk-to-others-three-weeks-before-elizabeth-struhs-manslaughter-inquest-hears-ntwnfb

> A Brisbane inquest heard that three weeks before eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs died, a correctional services officer assessed her mother, Kerrie, as posing no immediate risk to others. The officer lacked access to details of Kerrie’s child-neglect conviction. Elizabeth died in January 2022 from diabetic ketoacidosis.