Group ‘singing’ as police searched girl’s death scene
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Members of a church group accused of killing an eight-year-old girl were singing on the front lawn of a house where police were photographing her body, a judge has heard.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 diabetes insulin medication for six days.
The girl’s mother, Kerrie Elizabeth Struhs, 49, and the other 11 members of the congregation are charged with manslaughter.Former Queensland Police crime scenes officer Rachel Doljanin testified on Friday that she was tasked with taking photos at the Struhs family’s home in the Toowoomba suburb of Rangeville.”I observed a group of people gathered in the front yard … some of those people were singing and I could hear a guitar playing,” Doljanin said.Doljanin explained to Justice Martin Burns what was depicted in dozens of her photos, including of Elizabeth’s body as she lay on her back on a mattress on the floor with hands placed together on her chest.Other photos showed handwritten posters in the home stating “she is only sleeping” and “God will heal Elizabeth no matter what”.Doljanin said police found a pink case containing Elizabeth’s insulin vials and blood-testing kit, and a diabetes management plan signed by Jason Struhs.
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