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Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe years before sect killed her by withdrawing medicine

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  • A specialist doctor has told a coronial inquest in Brisbane that she repeatedly warned child safety officers that Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe living with her mother. Elizabeth, a type 1 diabetic, died at the family home in Toowoomba in January 2022 after her family and other members of their religious sect withdrew her insulin.
  • The doctor said she felt stonewalled when raising concerns. Elizabeth's parents and others from the sect were convicted of her manslaughter last year.
  • The inquest continues.
Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe years before sect killed her by withdrawing medicine
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