On 04/08/2026 at 1735 hours, St. Paul Police responded to Regions Hospital to take a report of a Domestic Assault. Upon arrival, police spoke to AN who said that on 04/05/2026 she and her husband, Kennedy MAWA (DOB/1994-03-09), were in their apartment at [ADDRESS REDACTED] in St. Paul, Ramsey County. AN was grieving over the death of family members and MAWA said she was making too much noise. She said she and MAWA argued and then MAWA slapped her in the face, threw her to the ground, and put his right hand around her neck and squeezed, causing her to lose consciousness.
AN’s 6 year old child called 911. CAD comments indicate that MAWA let police into the apartment and AN was found in a bedroom. Police had difficulty waking AN and she lost consciousness multiple times. MAWA said AN had been consuming alcohol and had a history of heart issues. The six-year-old child [NAME REDACTED] had been arguing and grabbing each other. AN was transported to Regions for evaluation (CN: 26-054561). After learning of this prior incident and being told by Regions’ medical staff that AN had symptoms and injuries consistent with being strangled, police went to the apartment at [ADDRESS REDACTED]. There, a six- year-old child [NAME REDACTED] said that two younger children, aged 4 and 1, were also in the apartment.
The six-year-old said MAWA was drunk and left the apartment about 10 minutes earlier. Police found MAWA outside of [ADDRESS REDACTED], about half a block away, and arrested him.
