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A man accused of murdering his daughter by withholding her insulin was repeatedly told she would die without the medication, a judge has heard. A man accused of murdering his daughter by recklessly withholding her diabetes medication was repeatedly told by medical professionals she needed insulin to survive . Eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs died at the family home in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, on January 7, 2022, after her parents and 12 others allegedly withheld her medication for six days in favour of prayer.

Brendan Luke Stevens, the 62-year-old leader of a Christian group calling itself The Saints, is on trial for murder along with the girl’s father, Jason Richard Struhs, 52, in the Brisbane Supreme Court. Elizabeth’s mother, Kerrie Elizabeth Struhs, 49, and the other 11 members of the congregation are charged with manslaughter..



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