The Latest Breaking News from Zachary Alan Struhs

Faith-healing tragedy: child dies without insulin

A vibrant and happy child, Elizabeth Struhs, eight, endured a slow and painful death after a church group encouraged her parents to deny her insulin.

AAP · Feb 28, 2025

The Saints: Parents and 12 other members of religious sect convicted over death of diabetic girl

The members have been found guilty of her manslaughter

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Church group accused of girl's death to address trial

Members of a church group accused of killing a young girl will not give evidence in their own defence but do plan to give at least one closing address at trial.

AAP · Sep 4, 2024

Murder accused 'cult' leader grills teen member's mum

A religious leader accused of murder has cross-examined a witness who confronted him over her teenage daughter spending too much time in his congregation.

AAP · Jul 15, 2024

Churchgoers 'elated' for public to see girl resurrect

A religious group accused of killing an eight-year-old girl were "elated" when police took her body as people would see her rise from the dead, a judge heard.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

Australia religious group members on trial for ‘denying 8-year-old diabetic girl medicine’

Elizabeth Struhs was found dead at her home in Toowoomba after her insulin medicines were allegedly withheld for days

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024

No jury for religious group charged over death of girl

Fourteen members of a religious group have been charged over the death of eight-year-old girl who allegedly had her diabetes medication withheld.

AAP · Nov 27, 2023

We're already labelled: group accused over girl's death

Members of a religious group charged over the death of a girl by withholding diabetes medication say they've already been labelled so "won't seek a jury trial".

AAP · Sep 22, 2023

Leader of religious group accused of Elizabeth Struhs' murder, committed to stand trial for 2019 incident

Brendan Luke Stevens was committed to stand trial for failure to provide the necessaries of life to Elizabeth Struhs in 2019.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Fourteen people are accused of murdering Elizabeth Struhs. Here's what we know about the case against them

The gripping case of a little girl who died and the 14 members of a religious group charged with her murder.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022