Australia jails 14 sect members over ‘slow and painful’ death of girl, 8

Christians jailed for withholding insulin from girl who died

Kerri and Jason Struhs were among 14 members of a Christian sect convicted in the death of 8-year-old Elizabeth Struhs.

14 sect members jailed over diabetic girl’s death in Australia

SYDNEY: A judge jailed 14 members of a fringe Australian religious group on Wednesday over the “slow and painful” death of an eight-year-old diabetic girl who was denied life-saving insulin. The father and mother of Elizabeth Rose Struhs, as well as the leader and other members of the Saints sect, were convicted of manslaughter last month in the Queensland Supreme Court in Brisbane. The small, home-based church in the Queensland city of Toowoomb…

‘Justice’: Sister speaks as killer cult jailed

The sister of a young girl killed by religious fanatics who believed God would “heal” her diabetic condition has paid a sombre tribute outside court.

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after being deprived of insulin, encouraged by members of a small Christian sect who believed God would save her, have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison. Elizabeth Struhs died in January 2022 on a mattress on the floor of her home in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, days after her father, Jason Struhs, 53, declared that she no longer needed medication for Type 1 diabetes.…

Sect members sentenced over 'slow and painful' death of eight-year-old Toowoomba girl

Elizabeth's sister Jayde Struhs welcomed the sentences, saying it finally provided justice for a young, bright girl with big dreams.

Australia jails 14 sect members over ‘slow and painful’ death of girl, 8

The girl’s mother and father, the leader and other members of the home-based church were jailed for manslaughter.