Church group in girl's death trial claims 'persecution'

Brendan Luke Stevens, 62, was the leader of aalong with the girl's father, Jason Richard Struhs, 52, in the Brisbane Supreme Court.READ MORE:Church group leader Brendan Stevens said the trial was about "religious persecution", not murder.

All 14 defendants are representing themselves at the judge-only trial and Stevens told Justice Martin Burns on Friday that he wanted to make a defence opening statement to give the group's "perspective"."We believe in God. We see that there is a hypocrisy in the land generally, and we have chosen to walk with God. It is reasonable to believe in God. The prosecution has suggested it is not reasonable," Stevens said.

He said the basis of the murder charges, that he and Jason Struhs had acted with reckless indifference to life, had not previously been used in Queensland and was a man-made law.

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