Queensland cult killing: “I gave my little girl what she wanted”
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With a simple shrug and smile to one another, the 14 defendants found guilty of killing eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs last month remained silent as they were led out of the dock.
The group, which includes Elizabeth’s parents Jason and Kerrie Struhs, is part of a faith-healing cult known as ‘The Saints’. They believe in divine healing and that modern medicine is “witchcraft”.
Elizabeth died at home in Toowoomba, QLD, on January 7, 2022, from diabetic ketoacidosis.
She suffered a slow and painful death over four days after the group took away her insulin for her type-1 diabetes, while they sat around her and sang, praying for her resurrection.
When talking to police in the hours after his daughter’s death, Jason said he did not regret taking 36 hours to call an ambulance.
“I’m happy for her,” he told police. “I’m not jumping up and down in joy, but I’m at peace. I gave my little girl what she wanted. And I expect God to look after her.”
When, predictably, Elizabeth did not wake, Jason, 53, shockingly said: “There were no feelings of ‘Oh well, that didn’t work.’”
He added: “I am fully at peace at heart. I don’t feel sorry, I feel happy because now she’s at peace and so am I … she’s not dependent on me for her life now. I’m not trapped by diabetes as well.”
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