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Faith-healing tragedy: child dies without insulin

A vibrant and happy child, Elizabeth Struhs, eight, endured a slow and painful death after a church group encouraged her parents to deny her insulin.

AAP · Feb 28, 2025

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

The parents of an eight year old girl have been jailed over the child's "painful" death after a church group gambled with her life and withheld her insulin.

AAP · Feb 25, 2025

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

As they await their sentences for killing a girl, members of a church group have been told by her sister that God would eventually judge them for taking a life.

AAP · Feb 13, 2025

Church group accused of girl's death to address trial

Members of a church group accused of killing a young girl will not give evidence in their own defence but do plan to give at least one closing address at trial.

AAP · Sep 4, 2024

Church group had 'common' goal to stop girl's insulin

Prosecutors can use text messages to claim church group members had a "common purpose" to encourage a father to stop his daughter's insulin, a judge has ruled.

AAP · Sep 3, 2024

Prosecution rests in church trial over child's death

After weeks of hearings, prosecutors in the trial of 14 church group members accused of killing a girl by withholding insulin have finished presenting evidence.

AAP · Aug 23, 2024

'Great pain' not enough to require help for dying girl

A woman accused of killing a young girl by withholding her insulin told police she would not have called an ambulance even if the girl was writhing in pain.

AAP · Aug 22, 2024

'No regrets' over girl's death: accused dad to police

A body-worn camera has captured an exchange between police officers and a man accused of murdering his eight-year-old daughter by withholding her medication.

AAP · Jul 26, 2024

Accused killer mum 'praying' when girl's breath stopped

A manslaughter-accused mother previously jailed for failing to seek treatment for her daughter said it was a "miracle" she had survived a near-fatal coma.

AAP · Jul 25, 2024

Murder accused to cop: girl 'still not risen' from dead

A religious leader on trial accused of murdering a young child of his followers told police the girl was no longer breathing despite his prayers, a judge heard.

AAP · Jul 23, 2024