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Man in court for killing taxi boss

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being behind the murder of KwaZulu-Natal taxi association chairperson Dan Mdabe, police said on Sunday. Mdabe was shot dead on the morning of April 23 on Intake Road in Mariannhill. Police said at the time that the suspects fled the scene in …

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Man in trouble for attempting to disarm policewoman

A 30-old-man who allegedly attempted disarming a policewoman of her gun has been arrested by the police in Accra. Seyram Tony Adonu is in the custody of the police assisting in investigations, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Accra Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO), disclosed this to the Ghanaian …

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Mother arrested for beating her ‘wizard’ son till he collapsed

A 32-year-old woman is in the grips of the police for mercilessly assaulting her 13-years-old son with a spatula till he collapsed at Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba in the Central Region. The woman’s action comes after a supposed man of God pronounced the boy a wizard. Madam Juliana Arthur reports say …

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49-year-old remanded for shooting 3 persons at a funeral

A 49-year-old man, Eric Richard Ashie has been remanded into police custody by the Sowutuom Magistrate Court for shooting and injuring three persons during a funeral ceremony at Joma, in the Ga West District. The victims of the shooting incident are Kamal Nurideen, 13, who sustained a bullet wound to …

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Kafaba lynching: Key suspect arrested

The woman who was seen in images and viral video allegedly whipping the 90-year-old woman to her death at Kafaba in the Savanna region has been arrested. The suspect, whose name is yet to be disclosed, was arrested at Abrumase by the Police surveillance team. Her arrest brings to six …

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Photo: Mother who allegedly poisoned 2 kids tried to run away – Priestess

A mother said to be finding difficulties in raising her two children has allegedly poisoned them at Tema New Town in the Greater Accra region. The incident, which happened on Thursday, has resulted in the death of the two children, reports Graphic Online’s Benjamin Xornam Glover. The suspect, Abigail Agbubla …

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Our son didn’t commit suicide because of lost investment at Menzgold – Family

The family of a man who committed suicide at North Suntreso in Kumasi has denied that their late relative had funds locked up in defunct Menzgold. On Monday the relatives of the late 26-year-old woke up to find the lifeless body of Taddy Mensah hanging on a sponge at the …

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A/R: Teenager pays thugs to kill his brother

A young man identified as Kofi Acquah but known to those in his area as Labista, has been murdered in cold blood by thugs allegedly hired by his teenage brother. The incident occurred at Akokoamong, a town near Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate the suspect, named Owura, …

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Amputee Wee Peddler Arrested

A 33-year old disabled man is in the cells of the Sege District Police for possessing 107 wrapped substance suspected to be Indian hemp aka ‘wee’. The suspect, Jerry Sheriff, a motorbike mechanic was arrested in a targeted swoop conducted by the police. Deputy Superintendent of Police George Aboagye, Commander …

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Police investigate ‘national security officer’ who brandished gun at Muntaka’s bodyguard

The Ghana Police Service said on Wednesday it is investigating a viral video of a man brandishing a gun at one of its personnel at a registration center in the Ashanti Region. The incident, which occurred on Monday at Aboabo in the Asawase Constituency captures the man in a heated verbal exchange …

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