On December 14, 2025, law enforcement responded to a mental health call at a group home located on the 7300 block of Zane Ave N in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. On arrival, they were informed that a group home resident, MUSTAFA ABDULKADIR DHAKNE, Defendant herein, assaulted a staff member. The staff member, Victim herein, spoke with law enforcement and had several apparent injuries, including a broken tooth. Victim was taken to the hospital and eventually diagnosed with a broken jaw and a broken tooth.
Victim [NAME REDACTED] was agitated because they would not let him leave the group home to attend what Defendant believed was a thanksgiving dinner. Defendant obtained a 5-foot-long wooden walking stick and beat Victim in the face and several other parts of his body. Defendant was present and spoke to police, admitting that he was angry with Victim for not letting him go to "the thanksgiving turkey" and that he hit Victim [NAME REDACTED]. Defendant had Victim's blood on his hands. Defendant is currently in custody.
