CRIME & PUNISHMENT

An unidentified man has been shot dead by armed men at Kasoa Opeikuma junction, in the Awutu Senya East municipality of the Central Region. The incident according to eyewitnesses happened around 1: 30 pm on Wednesday. An eyewitness who spoke to EIB’s Yaw Boagyan said the armed men on motorbikes …

Residents of Lartey Gas, a community in the New Juaben North Municipality, are living in fear over increased robbery attacks in the area, with the latest being an attack on a mobile money merchant. Speaking with the Ghana News Agency in an interview, some of the victims who shared their …

A fearless thief, identified as Agyasuo, got trapped inside a church after his robbery attempt went wrong. Agyasuo is said to have targeted a Catholic Church building in their vicinity at Techimantia, Tano South where he broke into with a chisel and hammer. He created a hole inside the ground …

Mr. Latif Diko Osmanu, a 19-year-old young man and the leader of a notorious cattle stealing syndicate has been arrested by the Ofinso North District Police Command in Akumanda near Techiman. Mr. Osmanu who was caught over the weekend with about 10 live cattle and making efforts to drive the …

A man, only identified as Awuni has been lynched to death by residents of Makro, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region for stealing an amount of GH¢800. The suspected robber carried his operation on a businesswoman named Dorothy and her daughter at knife point, a report by Daily …

Correspondence from Eastern Region 22 persons including six men have been arrested at Kwahu-Obomeng in the Eastern Region for allegedly holding a marriage ceremony between two females at a popular LGBTQI+ joint in the community. A local journalist in the area, Okwahuhemaa Piesie Afia Pokua who spoke with GhanaWeb’s Michael …

An Ambulance driver, who was shot dead by robbers while conveying a pregnant woman, has been buried. Senior Emergency Medical Technician, Abraham Tetteh, died on Saturday morning while on admission after a gunshot wound to his eye. Almost two months after his demise, Mr Tetteh has been laid to rest after …

Two female siblings were traumatised after they were attacked and one of them raped at knife-point at Sefwi Boinzan in the Juaboso District. The victims narrated to Adom News’ Augustine Boah how they retired to bed earlier over heavy rain, only to meet a known intruder identified as Acquah in their room. …

A 38-year-old Nigerien, Ibrahim Karaou has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit court in Ashanti Region for defiling a 12-year-old girl multiple times. The complainant in the case is a farmer and father of the victim while the victim is a primary school …

A Policeman has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Cape Coast High Court after he was caught on camera demanding an amount GH¢2,000 from some civilians. General Sergeant Augustine Owusu-Ansah, with service No. 45533,  who was stationed at Assin Fosu in the Assin Central Municipality …