The Neumanns are charged with second-degree reckless homicide in the Easter Sunday death of their daughter, Madeline, at the family’s rural Weston home.

The Neumanns each face a second-degree reckless homicide charge in the March 23 death of their daughter Madeline Kara Neumann. Kara, 11, died Easter Sunday from complications of undiagnosed diabetes. Her parents chose to pray instead of seeking medical help as their daughter grew progressively ill.

A couple accused of recklessly allowing their daughter to die while praying for her recovery are each free on a $200,000 signature bond.

The couple face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Madeline – called Kara by her parents – died Easter Sunday at the family’s rural Weston home. An autopsy determined she died from undiagnosed diabetic ketoacidosis, an ailment that left her with too little insulin in her body.

A town of Weston couple whose 11-year-old child died after they chose to pray for her healing rather than seek medical attention will be charged Wednesday with second-degree reckless homicide, a prosecutor said today.

Madeline Neumann, 11, died March 23 at her rural Weston home from an undiagnosed but treatable form of diabetes as her parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, prayed for her to get better.

“Our feeling is it was an unnecessary death,” a police official said. “After everything else is said and done, it was unnecessary for the 11-year-old to die. She could have easily been treated and had a long, loving life here on Earth.”

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.

Excerpts from posts made to a discussion forum by the mother of a girl who died after attempted faith healing.

The mother of an 11-year-old town of Weston girl who died after her family tried to heal her illness through prayer had participated in a Web site that shares stories of miracle cures for everything from brain tumors to worn vehicle tires.

“At what point do religious beliefs take over for medical help? And the flip of the coin is at what point are the parents responsible for the health and welfare of their children,” the police chief said. “These people truly believed their prayer and faith would heal their daughter. They have no question about that.” [video]

The girl’s parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, believe she died because they apparently didn’t have enough faith.