The Brief
- A 53-year-old Farmington man will spend 20 years behind bars for stabbing his wife 10 times over cheating allegations.
- Mehdi Badaoui pleaded guilty in March to first-degree attempted murder.
- The incident happened April 15, 2025. Badaoui told police he was angry with her as he suspected she was cheating on him.
FARMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – A 53-year-old Farmington man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday after repeatedly stabbing his wife in April 2025 over cheating allegations.
Mehdi Badaoui sentenced
What we know:
Mehdi Badaoui was sentenced to 240 months, with credit for 416 days already served.
He pleaded guilty on March 30, 2026, to one count of first-degree attempted murder stemming from an April 15, 2025, incident where he stabbed his wife 10 times, causing her potentially life-threatening injuries.
Farmington stabbing
The backstory:…