BURNSVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A body found in Burnsville’s Interlachen Park in May has led to murder charges being filed against a 21-year-old man whose mother told police he had become "increasingly aggressive at home."

Burnsville Interlachen Park murder charges

What we know:

Michael Lual Nhial, 21, of Burnsville is charged with second-degree murder after an incident that allegedly occurred in the early morning hours of May 3, 2025.

Around 8:10 a.m. that day, Burnsville police received a call from the victim’s mother, saying she had found her son – David Stuart Chant – unconscious and unresponsive in the park. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office determined he died from blunt force trauma to his head after authorities discovered him with swelling in his head, mouth and eyes

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