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Mother assessed as posing no immediate risk to others three weeks before Elizabeth Struhs’ manslaughter, inquest hears

The Guardian World Monday 19 October 2026, 07:39 UTC By Andrew Messenger 1 min read
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Queensland correctional services officer did not have access to details of Kerrie Struhs’ past offending which included child neglectGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElizabeth Struhs’ mother, Kerrie, was assessed by correctional services as being of no immediate risk to others by an officer who had no access to her offending history, three weeks before she caused her eight-year-old daughter to die, a Brisbane inquest has heard. Kerrie Struhs was sentenced to five...

Queensland correctional services officer did not have access to details of Kerrie Struhs’ past offending which included child neglect

Elizabeth Struhs’ mother, Kerrie, was assessed by correctional services as being of no immediate risk to others by an officer who had no access to her offending history, three weeks before she caused her eight-year-old daughter to die, a Brisbane inquest has heard.

Kerrie Struhs was sentenced to five months’ jail for child neglect after failing to take Elizabeth to hospital to treat her type 1 diabetes in 2019. Coroner Ainslie Kirkegaard has previously heard that Elizabeth was so unwell when she presented at hospital that she was nearly dead, and was in a coma.

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