Sumitra Stolp
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A former Weston resident accused of child abuse, leading to the death of her adopted daughter, will be tried for the charges next spring.
Sumitra Stolp is scheduled for a week-long trial beginning on March 18th, 2024. She faces three felony counts of reckless homicide and neglecting a child along with two misdemeanor counts of obstructing an officer.
Stolp and 42-year-old Jonathan Stolp had been caring for the girl for several months before formally adopting her in the summer of 2021. Shortly after she was adopted she was hospitalized with severe injuries that required her to be placed in a medically-induced coma. She died several days later.
Shortly after her death, the Everest Metro PD opened an investigation into the girl’s injuries. Investigators said Sumitra Stolp initially told them the girl had fallen from some playground equipment, but she changed her story in subsequent interviews to say she had fallen backward from a chair.
Doctors say the child also had dangerously high levels of alcohol and Tylenol in her system when she was hospitalized. The child had to be put in a medically-induced coma and died about a week later.
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Jonathan Stolp was also charged with child neglect in connection with the case and was sentenced in March as part of a plea deal. He is serving a ten-month jail sentence with work-release privileges in Chippewa County, where he currently resides. He was also given three years of probation which was withheld under several conditions. Those include completing all treatment or counseling along with a mental health assessment and the completion of parenting courses.
The couple was living in Weston at the time of the incident. Court records show Sumitra has since moved to Eau Claire, and that the couple has filed for divorce.
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