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Pelican Rapids Woman Sentenced for the Murder of Her 3-Year-Old Daughter

By Derek Sidian Jun 23, 2025 | 3:29 PM

Suad Ali. (OTCDF)

Pelican Rapids, MN – A Pelican Rapids woman has been sentenced to twelve and a half years in prison for the murder of her 3-year-old daughter.

29-year-old Suad Mohammed Ali was arrested on July 10th, 2023 after Pelican Rapids police were called to her house on a report of an unresponsive child. Officers on the scene said that when they arrived, the girl was lying on the floor and they did not find a pulse. She was brought to Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes where she was later pronounced dead.

According to court documents, Ali told officers that she had killed her daughter, saying she suffocated her to stop her crying for food, and smiled while responders were performing CPR. She also told officers that she had tried to stab her daughter with a knife earlier that night, but she had not harmed the child with the weapon. Officers say they found a knife on the arm of a couch in the living room.

In April, Ali pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder without intent. Today (June 23rd), Otter Tail County Judge Sharon Benson sentenced her to 150 months at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee, with 687 days credited for time served prior to sentencing. Judge Benson stated that Ali would serve at least 2/3 of that in prison, with 1/3 of the remainder of the sentence to be served on supervised release. With good behavior and time already served she will serve roughly six years and six months.

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