The leader of the congregation, 63-year-old Brendan Stevens, and the girl's father, 53-year-old Jason Struhs, were acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. The remaining 12 members on ...

The parents of an 8-year-old girl, her adult brother and 11 other members of a small, tongues-talking Pentecostal sect in ...

Queensland's Supreme Court convicted 14 members of an ultra-religious Christian sect of manslaughter in the killing of an ...

The initial congregation, led by Brendan Stevens and made up of his wife and children, was not affiliated with any established church, and the group followed the King James Bible. In addition to ...

Fourteen members of an Australian religious group have been convicted of killing an eight-year-old diabetic girl who was denied insulin for almost a week. Elizabeth Struhs died at home in 2022, having ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Her father Jason and the leader of the group called the Saints, Brendan Luke Stevens, were found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.

She was found guilty and sentenced to five months in jail. In August 2021, Jason Struhs was baptised into the group by The Saints leader Brendan Stevens after what he said were his struggles to care ...

The child’s condition worsened until she died of diabetic ketoacidosis between January 6-7. Jason Struhs, 53, and 63-year-old Brendan Luke Stevens – who is the leader of The Saints – were both charged ...

Jason Struhs is pictured sitting in the tub ahead of his baptism with Brendan Stevens standing over him. Picture: Supplied After a brief conversation, Brendan dunks Jason into the makeshift basin ...

Jason Struhs, 53, and 63-year-old Brendan Luke Stevens – who is the leader of The Saints – were both charged with Elizabeth’s murder, while Kerrie Struhs, 49, is charged with manslaughter.

The parents of Elizabeth Rose Struhs, who died in 2022, were part of a small religious sect in Australia that believed that ...