# Child safety staff determined to send Elizabeth Struhs home despite doctors’ concerns, inquest hears

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-13 08:53 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/13/elizabeth-struhs-inquest-death-religious-cult-saints-child-safety-witness-ntwnfb

> A police officer told a Queensland coronial inquest that child safety staff could not be persuaded to change their decision to return Elizabeth Struhs to her parents, despite doctors’ concerns about her care. Elizabeth, who had type 1 diabetes, died in 2022 after her parents stopped giving her insulin. All 14 adult members of her religious sect were convicted of manslaughter.