Queensland police deferred to child safety over Struhs return despite doctors' objections

Queensland police deferred to child safety over Struhs return despite doctors' objections

A Queensland police liaison told the coronial inquest into Elizabeth Struhs's death that child safety officers would not reconsider returning the six-year-old home in 2019 despite hospital doctors' objections, saying police respected the assessment as "professional courtesy." She later died aged eight in 2022 after insulin was withdrawn.

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