CRIME & PUNISHMENT

A 51-year-old man is in the grips of the Asankragwa Police for attempting to kill his wife with the excuse that he had been receiving incessant accusations from his extended family members that he has neglected them, focusing all his financial resources on his spouse. Francis Duku was arrested after …

Some angry youth have set a man ablaze over suspicion of being a member of a syndicate behind robberies in the Juaboso and adjoining districts in the Western North Region. The suspect was among three members of the said syndicate apprehended by the youth. He was lynched and burnt to …

A Nigerian criminal syndicate led by one Sunny Anwamini (Sam) has been nabbed by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for defrauding a Ukrainian businessman to the tune of $6.5 million. The suspect, Sunny, age 52 was apprehended on Wednesday, July 20 by EOCO in an intelligence-led operation in …

A 23-year-old student identified as Kwabena Asumadu has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kumasi in the evening of July 19, 2022. Kwabena Asumadu is said to have been shot multiple times by the assailants, through the driver’s side, after dropping off his friend at Sofoline around 11 pm, …

At least 23 people arrested by some armed soldiers for trespassing on a mining concession belonging to AngloGold Ashanti at  Obuasi in Ashanti Region have been remanded in police custody, MyNewsGH.com reports The 23 people were remanded for two weeks. It would be recalled that this website reported, that some military men …

Twenty-four-year-old Derick Ofusu Gyan whose girlfriend is currently serving a five-year jail term for pouring acid on him has denied claims that he has recovered from injuries he sustained as a result of the attack. According to Gyan, he has not been able to step out of his house since …

Michael Tetteh, a driver’s mate has been sentenced to 16-months imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for stealing 10 artisanal pots locally called ‘dadesen’ belonging to Oyarifa Presbyterian School at Oyarifa in the Greater Accra Region. Tetteh, aged 25, is said to have caused damage to the school kitchen wall …

The Police in Nkwanta, the capital of Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region have confirmed that a young man was lynched in the area about a week ago. Although residents and earlier reports claim the deceased, only identified as Kiss Boy was lynched for allegedly stealing a motorbike, the …

Augustine Swanzy Oduro, a history tutor and Ernest Donkor, a physics tutor at Asankrangwa Senior High School (ASANCO) in the Western region have been remanded for allegedly raping two first year students of the school, aged 16 and 15, respectively. The incident occurred on Thursday, July 14 during the Wasa …

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two thieves to five years imprisonment each, in hard labour. Albert Nii Ayi Quaye, 32 and Kelvin Kitorki, 24, denied conspiring to unlawfully enter the homes of their victims to steal cash and items but were found culpable. After trial, the Court presided over …