Father Cleared in Tragic Balcony Fall | Duluth News

Duluth News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

A Minnesota judge has dropped manslaughter charges against a father accused of letting his 15-month-old daughter fall from a second-story balcony — but only because he wasn’t there when it happened. The father, Hanad Jama, was absent during the July 2025 incident, leaving supervision to his wife, who now faces the same charges and is set for trial in October. The judge cited Jama’s pending federal deportation to Somalia as a key factor in dismissing the case — calling it a “furtherance of justice.” Meanwhile, investigators found the balcony screen damaged and another child near the open door…