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, because Ali is not currently under civil commitment, Otter Tail County Human Services has been tasked with conducting a screening.
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 10th, 2023 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 on July 10th at a residence located at 345 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.
She also said that she was lonely and did not have a man in her life and took out her anger on her children.
She then explained that she laid on top of the child while she was face down on the floor to quiet her.
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.