“God can do anything” • refused to give a dying eight -year -old care – charged for murder
Fourteen members of a religious sect in Australia are judged as guilty of murder after refusing an eight -year -old diabetic girl care.
Instead, the group must have asked to God for the girl’s recovery, and withheld her insulin in the belief that God could cure her, writes CNN.
When the girl was dying, the group must have kept a watch around her bed and jointly sued for prayer and singing. Even after the girl stopped breathing, the group must have sought God’s help to resurrect her from the dead – without success.
“She doesn’t seem to breathe, but we will see a victory very soon. God can do anything! ” The sect members must have written in SMS to each other while the girl was on the deathbed.
The girl was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes 2019 and died of so-called diabetesketoacidosis, which occurs in missing insulin treatment.
Saw medicine as “witchcraft”
The 14 -person large sect must have consisted of three families that met three times a week. The group belonged to no religious community but saw itself as Christians and followers of the Bible. Among other things, the sect must have been convinced of God’s healing power and rejected conventional medicine called “witchcraft”.
Just before her death, the girl’s parents must have stated to the congregation that she had recovered from her diabetes through God’s power. In connection with that, they also stopped giving her the insulin she previously received and the sect members praised the miraculous recovery.
In the coming days, the members of the church took turns monitoring the girl’s illness and sat by her bed while she steadily deteriorated. Nevertheless, the parents were convinced that “God would prevail” in the end.
The eight -year -old girl was dying for six days before falling asleep in January 2022. Only 36 hours later, her father called after the rescue service.
The judge: inevitable output
The girl’s parents are among the 14 who are considered guilty of the crime in a court in Brisbane. During the hearing, the judge announced that the girl’s death was inevitable when the group refused to give her insulin.
All 14 deny the crime. The verdict will be announced on February 11.