Child safety officials were warned before diabetic girl's 2022 death
Child Safety had not received the specialist's report but was aware of its contents.
Queensland child safety officials were warned a diabetic girl faced an extreme risk of death if returned to her mother. The warnings came two years before the girl died and concerned her mother, who rejected medical science.
The eight-year-old died at her family's home near Toowoomba on January 7, 2022. The girl's father had stopped her insulin shots days earlier.
The girl's parents, brother and 11 other members of the Saints gathered to pray around her. A paediatrician told the inquest she was stonewalled by Queensland's child protection authority.
Child Safety had not received a diabetes specialist's report but was aware of its contents. The girl's parents are serving 14-year jail terms after being found guilty of manslaughter in 2025.
- Two years before the girl's death
- Warning timing
- 14 years for the parents
- Jail terms
- Due to run for two weeks
- Inquest length
Why it mattersThe inquest will show whether warnings about children at risk are acted on before harm happens.
AustraliaQueensland's child protection system has since changed, and staff now rely more on professional judgement than fixed rules.
Corroborated byperthnow.com.au
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