Religious group accused of killing Elizabeth Struhs believed ‘God would heal’ her, Queensland court hears

Members of Toowoomba religious group the Saints' face judge-only trial on murder and manslaughter charges

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A religious group accused of killing an eight-year-old girl believed God would heal" her diabetes after they withheld life-saving insulin, a judge has heard.

The group of six men and eight women, including the girl's parents, refused to enter pleas to either murder or manslaughter in the Brisbane supreme court on Wednesday.

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