CRIME & PUNISHMENT

The woes of the two persons hauled before an Accra High Court for allegedly murdering the then MP for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah-Adu, have heightened as it appears no lawyer is willing to represent them. A letter written to the legal Aid Commission seeking the assistance of its director to …

Police in Ejura have arrested a suspect who shot and killed a 45-year-old man at Hiawoanwu in Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti region, after 2 Fulani herdsmen were lynched over the murder, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The suspect, Mahamuru Ghana, attacked the victim at his farm last week and shot him in the …

Residents of Dawomako in the Assin South District of the Central Region woke up to the shock of their lives after a 22-year-old lady committed suicide. According to a reporter with Rich FM, Oscar Adawu Dadzie, the lady, Judith Appiah Kubi, locally known as Otengwaa, sadly consumed a chemical weedkiller …

A Pastor with the Heavens Kingdom Palace Ministry International in Accra Boakye Gideon has been arrested by Nkoranza Police Command in the Bono East Region for killing his 9-year-old daughter, he accused of being a witch The body of the deceased identified as Boakye Queenster known popularly among relations as …

A tricycle rider, Samuel Kwaku Sakyi was jailed after he could not pay a fine of GHC 1,800. Telling his story to Crime Check Foundation, Samuel Kwaku Sakyi indicated that he was given a tricycle to work and pay. However, there was no set amount for him to follow suit …

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced Abraham Yeboah, an illegal miner, to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a student of his motorbike. Yeboah, who initially denied the offence, changed his plea to guilty and also pleaded with the Court for mercy. Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Christian …

General Constable Bernard Nubin of the ‘Israel’ Police Station, under Achimota Mile 7 District, and three civilians are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command in investigations over alleged attempt to defraud an American of $20,000.00 The three civilians are Kwabena Ofori, Joshua Boateng and one Kueey, who is currently on …

A man in custody at the Kumasi Central Prison was found hanged, a source familiar with the development at the correctional center told dailymailgh.com. Richmond Opoku was under investigation by the Police at Trede and was due to go on trial at a court in Kumasi, the source said. The …

The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has picked up a 29-year-old man for posing as a police officer. The suspect, Agyemang Osei until his arrest was believed to have operated within the Kejetia enclave as a police officer. The police say they had …

In Delta State, a 34-year-old man known simply as Kevwe committed suicide by drinking a poisonous substance because of his inability to raise money to treat an undisclosed illness. The incident occurred at around 12.00 noon on Thursday, January 14, near the ever-busy Olympia Cinema, Abeke by Adeola Road, Sapele, …