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Superstition kills : Part II

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Praying man let his daughter die

A US jury has found a man guilty of killing his sick 11-year-old daughter by praying for her recovery rather than seeking medical care.

The man, Dale Neumann, told a court in the state of Wisconsin he believed God could heal his daughter.

She died of a treatable disease – undiagnosed diabetes – at home in rural Wisconsin in March last year, as people surrounded her and prayed.

“If I go to the doctor, I am putting the doctor before God,” he said. “I am not believing what he said he would do.”

Written by parseval

August 1, 2009 at 10:33 pm

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