# ‘Lack of curiosity’ about family’s religious beliefs was a ‘missed opportunity’ to save eight-year-old, inquest hears

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-20 06:28 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/elizabeth-struhs-death-inquest-saints-religious-sect-coroner-evidence-ntwnfb

> The coroner investigating Elizabeth Struhs’s death says she is considering recommendations from Victoria’s cults inquiry, saying officials missed an opportunity to protect the eight-year-old by failing to probe her family’s religious beliefs. Struhs died in 2022 after her father stopped giving her insulin for type 1 diabetes.