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Inquest on Australian child denied insulin reveals family's religious beliefs
- Elizabeth Struhs, an Australian child, died after being denied insulin by her family.
- Her parents are members of a religious group that rejects modern medicine.
- An inquest into her death has revealed that her mother was assessed as posing no immediate risk three weeks prior to the incident.
- The assessing officer did not have access to the mother's past offending history, which included child neglect.
- The coroner was moved to tears during the inquest.
Articles (3)
The Independent·
Coroner moved to tears at inquest of Australian child denied insulin as family prayed
The Guardian·
‘Lack of curiosity’ about family’s religious beliefs was ‘missed opportunity’ to save eight-year-old, inquest hears
The Guardian·
Mother assessed as posing no immediate risk to others three weeks before Elizabeth Struhs’ manslaughter, inquest hears