Failing Elizabeth: a documentary into the death of Elizabeth Struhs
A new documentary featuring never before seen police interviews reveals the tragic last days of Elizabeth Struhs’ life, who died when she was denied insulin.
Elizabeth Struhs died when she was denied lifesaving insulin.
Her parents and twelve other members of an extreme religious Christian sect, The Saints, believed in divine or miraculous healing – that is the power of God to heal illness and disease.
They were praying and singing for eight-year-old Elizabeth’s literal resurrection.
About 36 hours after Elizabeth predictably failed to rise, her father Jason Struhs called triple-zero to report his daughter had died in her sleep.
Jason and the group’s leader Brendan Stevens are charged with her murder.
Her mother Kerrie Struhs and 12 other members of the Saints are charged with manslaughter.
The Courier-Mail have been given access to never before seen police interviews with Elizabeth’s parents, her brother Zachary and The Saints member Therese Stevens.
In graphic detail they describe Elizabeth’s last days after her insulin was withdrawn until her death on January 8, 2022.
Failing Elizabeth: Her Heartbreaking Last Days is a new Courier-Mail documentary featuring these raw interviews.
The documentary is coming to couriermail.com.au on Wednesday January 29.
Originally published as Failing Elizabeth: a documentary into the death of Elizabeth Struhs
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