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Updated: 1:51 PM Mar 27, 2008
11-year-old Dies From Treatable Diabetes
NEW INFORMATION: Madeline Neumann died that day from an undiagnosed and treatable form of diabetes. Her mother says she never expected her daughter to die.
Posted: 5:13 PM Mar 25, 2008 |
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WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities say a frantic 911 call to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department from the home of an 11-year-old Weston girl who died from untreated diabetes was made by friends of the girl's parents.
Captain Scott Sleeter of the Everest Metro Police Department says Randall and Althea Wormgoor each spoke to a dispatcher Sunday as chaos and cries could be heard in the background at the Dale and Leilani Neumann home in rural Weston.
Madeline Neumann died that day from an undiagnosed and treatable form of diabetes. Her parents prayed for her to get better. Her mother, Leilani Neumann, says she never expected her daughter to die.
Mrs. Neumann says the family believes in the Bible, and it says healing comes from God.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Original story:
Police say an 11-year-old Weston girl died from not being treated for her diabetes and investigators say her parents decided not to seek medical attention but, instead, prayed over her.
Madeline Neumann died Sunday. Police say an autopsy determined the girl died from a diabetic ailment that left too little insulin in her body. She had probably been ill for about 30 days.
Investigators say the girl's parents attributed the death to the fact they apparently didn't have enough faith.
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