# Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs was unsafe at home years before her death

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-12 06:34 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/12/elizabeth-struhs-death-inquest-doctor-home-warning-queensland-coroner-ntwnfb

> A coronial inquest has opened into the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, who died in 2022 after members of the Saints religious sect withdrew her insulin. The hearing was told a medical specialist had warned in 2019 that she could not safely return to her mother’s care. All 14 adult sect members, including her parents, were convicted of manslaughter.