Charges: 3-year-old boy died after being starved by Burnsville mother, who neglected 4 other kids

A Burnsville woman has been charged with neglecting her five children, including a 3-year-old boy who died of malnutrition.

Saynab Abdullahi Dahir, 35, is facing charges of 2nd-degree manslaughter, one count of harassment and four counts of child endangerment in Dakota County following the death of her son two years ago.

According to the criminal complaint, emergency crews had been called to an Eden Prairie park on June 4, 2023, after a 3-year-old child had collapsed…

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