Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) – A recent court order in Otter Tail County has determined that 27-year-old Suad Mohamed Ali is not fit to proceed in a case involving the tragic death of her child.
According to court documents, Otter Tail County Human Services was tasked with conducting a screening and they are also responsible for providing a recommendation regarding whether Ali should be civilly committed or not.
The charges against Ali stem from events that occurred July 10 when she was charged with second and third-degree murder in connection with the death of her 3-year-old daughter.
Deputies responded to a distress call at a residence located on the 300 block of River Road in Pelican Rapids.
Upon arrival, they found the 3-year-old girl unresponsive.
Ali was observed smiling the entire time CPR was performed.
The child was transported to Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes, where she was pronounced dead.
Ali admitted to deputies that she had placed her hand over the child’s mouth, resulting in suffocation, after the child wouldn’t stop crying.
She also confessed to attempting to harm her daughter with a stabbing motion but claimed that no harm had come to the child during the attempt.
She explained that she punched her daughter in the throat and she was not crying anymore.
When asked if she was breathing, she said no.
The provisional autopsy report noted a bite mark on the child’s left cheek, and hemorrhaging in the head and brain.
As part of the court’s decision, Otter Tail County Human Services will be responsible for supervising Ali, and they are required to provide regular reports to the court every six months regarding her mental condition.
These reports will include an evaluation of her competency to proceed in the case.
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