A US jury has found a man guilty of killing¹ his sick 11-year-old daughter by praying for her recovery rather than seeking medical care.

一组美国陪审团发现一个男人给自己11岁的女儿祈祷获得健康非诉诸医疗护理而因此杀死自己的女儿，同时自己也获罪。

Dale Neumann faces up to 25 years in prison

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 diabetes²（糖尿病） - at home in rural Wisconsin in March last year, as people surrounded her and prayed.

Neumann's wife, Leilani Neumann, was convicted（已被判刑的） earlier this year.

The couple, who were both convicted of second-degree reckless（鲁莽的） homicide（杀人，杀人者）, face up to 25 years in prison when they are sentenced in October.

A lawyer representing Dale Neumann said he would appeal.

'Faith healing'

During the trial, medical experts told the court that Neumann's daughter could have survived if she had received treatment, including insulin（胰岛素） and fluids（流体，液体）, before she stopped breathing.

On Thursday Neumann, who is 47 and studied in the past to be a Pentecostal minister, said he thought God would heal his daughter.

"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."

He also said he thought his daughter had had flu or a fever, and that he had not realised how ill she was.

Neumann's lawyer said he had been convinced that his "faith healing" was working, and that he had committed no crime.

The prosecution³ argued that Neumann had minimised his daughter's illness and that he had allowed her to die as a selfish act of faith.

They said the girl should have been taken to hospital because she was unable to walk, talk, eat or drink.

Instead, an ambulance was only called once the girl had stopped breathing.