CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Zimbabwe’s government has dismissed a letter by Roman Catholic bishops highlighting corruption, poverty and human rights abuses. “There is no crisis, political or otherwise,” said Information Secretary Nick Mangwana. He accused the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop’s Conference (ZCBC) of joining groups seeking “to manufacture crises”. The bishops had called for an …

A 35-year-old woman has been remanded in prison custody by the Ejura District Court for allegedly killing her two sons at Yeboa Akosua, a farming community near Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The court, presided over by Mr Divine Kwaku Ahiadu, charged the accused, Adwoa Juliana, with two counts of …

A 20-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide at Assin Akropong in the Central region. The deceased whose name was only given as Paa Kow was found hanging in a room by his friend on Saturday August 15,2020. It is not clear yet what might have compelled the deceased to take …

Information trickling from Aboabu No4, a Community at Dormaa Central isn’t pleasant to the ears. An old man 65 identified as Kwaku Abu, butchered his wife Rosina Takyiwaa to dead, wounded his only beloved daughter Augusta severely and committed suicide to save himself for being sentenced to jail. According to …

An 18-year-old JHS 3 student, known as Paa Kwabena, has committed suicide at Assin Akropong in the Assin Central District of the Central Region. He was found hanging with a sponge tied to his neck from the window rod of his house around Saturday Evening. It is not known what …

A man who is noted for creating fake social media accounts to dupe unsuspecting victims has been jailed 12 months by a district court at Amasaman in Accra. Deku Yawo Mawuenye Nyazozo, 27, was found guilty on charges of defrauding by pretence and stealing. Prosecuting the case in court, the …

A seven-year-old boy has committed suicide by hanging in a farming community in the Atwima Nwanbiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region, mynewsgh.com reports. According to grandfather of the deceased who confirmed the sad development on a local radio station, it could be attributed the work of evil spirit. “Nothing worries him. …

According to reports, the inter cybercrime division of the Ghana police service has today raided certain hot-spots that have been tipped as breeding grounds for internet fraudsters in Accra. The raid exercise reported having taken place at sunrise marked 33 young men who were arrested for involving in suspected internet fraud activities. The …

An accomplice of pastor Daniel Obinim, founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), in an alleged forgery case, has been granted a bail of GH¢50,000 by a Kaneshie District Court in Accra. The suspect, Kwabena Okyere, aka Kobby Fireman, a hospital administrator, was arrested on Monday, August 10, and …

Police in the Upper West region have shot dead two suspected armed robbers with one arrested. Three of the suspected armed robbers are currently on the run. The incident happened after the Police engaged the robbers in a gun battle at Takpo in the Nadowli/Kaleo district. The third suspect, a …