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WAUSAU — The three siblings of a girl who died of diabetes that went untreated as her parents prayed instead of taking her to a doctor have been removed from the home during an investigation, police said Friday.
The parents and social services experts agreed the move would be best for everyone, Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said. The children are staying with other relatives, though they were not in danger, he said.
"There is no physical evidence of abuse or neglect," he said.
Madeline Neumann, 11, died Sunday the Weston home of an undiagnosed but treatable form of diabetes as her parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, prayed for her to get better. Her mother said she never expected her daughter, whom she called Kara, to die.
The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.
The children removed from the home range in age from 13 to 16 and are expected to return to their parents once an investigation of the girl's death wraps up, Vergin said.
He would not specify where they are living, other than with another family member.
Vergin said his agency's final report will make no recommendations on possible charges against the parents, leaving that up to the district attorney.
"There is no intent. They didn't want their child to die. They thought what they were doing was the right thing," he said. "They believed up to the time she stopped breathing she was going to get better. They just thought it was a spiritual attack. They believed if they prayed enough she would get through it."
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"She had probably been ill for about a month, suffering symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness, the chief said Wednesday..."
"...and she explained to us that she believes her daughter's in a coma now and she's relying on faith."
Oh how this little girl must have suffered for the delusions of her parents.
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#1 - Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:53 PM EDT{"commentId":1627654,"authorDomain":"TeddRi"}
Sad that she was the one to suffer for those delusions also.
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#2 - Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:58 PM EDT{"commentId":1628636,"authorDomain":"brunomiguel"}
Well, one can only count for sure with human stupidity and death. This girl got both at the same time. :(
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#3 - Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:16 PM EDT{"commentId":1643465,"authorDomain":"Kaj1175"}
Thank goodness social services intervened. I'm sorry, but religious devotion should have been NO excuse for these parents. They were neglectful, and rather than seek consultation from a doctor (which, to my understanding, was what their relatives were begging them to do), they instead did nothing and determined that they should leave it in god's hands.
I don't believe in god, but some of my friends do, and even they had the sense to say that you need to take the first steps towards making things better on your own, before you can expect any divine force to take care of the rest.
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#4 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 10:32 AM EDT{"commentId":1644300,"authorDomain":"TeddRi"}
Usually I don't like social services getting involved as they seem almost inhuman in many cases, but in this case, they were a huge blessing.
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