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16 October 2026
Elizabeth Struhs’ child protection case not ‘prioritised’ due to high workload, inquest hears
Eight-year-old Queensland girl died in 2022 after being denied insulin by her religious parents The Queensland coroner’s court also heard the case worker may have been “overly influenced” by the presentation of Struhs’ “upper class home”, putting cases believed to involve a more immediate risk ahead of Elizabeth’s.
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