Updated: 5:43 PM The parents of the 11-year-old Weston girl whom authorities say died of untreated diabetes are pleading not guilty to all charges. Dale and Leilani Neumann were in Marathon County Court Tuesday morning. They also say the charges are unconstitutional and should be dismissed.
Updated: 7:14 PM The parents who prayed while their 11-year-old daughter became fatally ill say charges accusing them of reckless homicide should be dismissed. Attorneys for Dale and Leilani Neumann filed a motion Monday contending the criminal complaint was defective, according to court records.
Updated: 6:01 PM A Marathon County judge has ordered the county to pay for an attorney for one of the parents accused of reckless homicide in their 11-year-old daughter's death from diabetes. Dale Neumann will have a county-paid attorney. His wife, Leilani Neumann, will have a private attorney.
Updated: 1:02 PM A Marathon County judge has set bond worth $250,000 for the parents of the 11-year-old Weston girl who died of an untreated diabetic condition because they opted to pray over her instead of seeking medical attention. Dale and Leilani Neumann are charged with second-degree reckless homicide.
Updated: 8:04 AM According to U-W-Stevens Point Political Science Professor, John Blakeman, cases like this are not as rare as people may think and are very difficult for states to prosecute.
Posted: 3:48 PM What do you think of the decision to charge Dale and Leilani Neumann with second-degree reckless homicide in the death of their 11-year-old daughter? Sound off about this or any other part of this case at www.wsaw.com.
Updated: 3:38 PM The parents of the 11-year-old Weston girl who died of untreated diabetes have been charged with second-degree reckless homicide, according to Marathon County District Attorney Jill Falstad.
Posted: 4:07 PM A news conference is scheduled for Monday regarding the status of the Madeline Kara Neumann death investigation. In a news release, Marathon County District Attorney Jill Falstad says her office's review of the Everest Metro Police Department file is expected to be complete by then.
Posted: 3:27 PM The Marathon County District Attorney says she'll review next week whether to charge the parents of a girl who died from untreated diabetes last month.
Posted: 3:23 PM The completed reports on the 11-year-old Weston girl who died of an untreated diabetic condition are expected to reach the Marathon County District Attorney's office next week.
Posted: 3:30 PM Many are asking what religion or beliefs led Dale and Leilani Neumann to decide to pray for their daughter's healing, and not seek medical attention.
Posted: 4:06 PM The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old Weston girl from untreated diabetes is now complete, according to Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin. The case is expected to go to the Marathon County District Attorney's office in the next few days.
Posted: 3:35 PM The head of an online evangelical Christian ministry says he spoke by telephone and prayed with the parents of a rural Weston girl the night before she died of untreated diabetes.
Posted: 3:46 PM Police say the investigation into the death of an 11-year-old rural Weston girl from untreated diabetes should be completed Friday. According to police, the girl's parents had chosen to pray for her to get better instead of getting her medical help.
Posted: 3:22 PM The ministry that responded to the call for prayer by the parents of 11-year-old Madeline Neumann as the girl died of untreated diabetes is releasing a statement detailing their version of what happened.
Posted: 3:21 PM 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.
Posted: 3:28 PM The mother of the 11-year-old Weston girl who died of an untreated diabetic condition apparently was active on an online religious site that appears to condemn the use of modern medicine.
Posted: 3:47 PM Leilani Neumann, the mother of 11-year-old Madeline Neumann who passed away from an untreated diabetic condition Sunday, posted about religious experiences and beliefs on a website.
Updated: 3:11 PM Chief Dan Vergin tells NewsChannel 7 an 11-year-old Weston girl died Sunday of a diabetic condition. Vergin says Madeline Neumann weighed 75 pounds when she died, and that her parents prayed over her but sought no medical attention.
