The parents of an 8-year-old girl, her adult brother and 11 other members of a small, tongues-talking Pentecostal sect in Toowoomba, Australia, were convicted of manslaughter Wednesday for causing her death by withholding lifesaving insulin needed to treat her Type 1 diabetes because of their religious beliefs. #faithhealing #Australia #JasonStruhs #KerrieStruhs #ElizabethStruhs
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14Pentecostalsectmembersconvictedfordeathof8-year-oldgirldeniedlifesavinginsulinByLeonardoBlair,SeniorReporterWednesday,January29,2025FourteenmembersofaPentecostalsectinAustraliacalledTheSaintswerefoundguiltyofmanslaughterforthedeathof8-year-oldElizabethStruhs(pictured).|YouTube/7NEWSAustraliaTheparentsofan8-year-oldgirl,heradultbrotherand11othermembersofasmall,tongues-talkingPentecostalsectinToowoomba,Australia,wereconvictedofmanslaughterWednesdayforcausingherdeathbywithholdinglifesavinginsulinneededtotreatherType1diabetesbecauseoftheirreligiousbeliefs.
Inanearly500-pageverdict,QueenslandSupremeCourtJusticeMartinBurnsconvicted8-year-oldElizabethRoseStruh