Elizabeth Struhs’ child protection case not ‘prioritised’ due to high workload, inquest hears

The Guardian · 10/16/2026, 7:20:49 AM

Eight-year-old Queensland girl died in 2022 after being denied insulin by her religious parents Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Elizabeth Struhs’ child protection case was not “prioritised” or worked intensively because the staff member assigned to her case was “very busy”, a coroner has heard. 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. Continue reading...