CRIME & PUNISHMENT

A 69-year-old man has been stabbed in a Chieftaincy dispute at Ajumako Onwane in the Central Region. The victim Opanyin Kojo Apamyin, the Chief, and some residents were at the Chief Palace when they were attacked. According to an eyewitness, the attack started with gunshots outside the palace before  the …

The Ada Police Command in the Greater Accra Region has arrested David Ayornu, 31, popularly known as Rapper Bee for slashing the belly of his wife and killing her instantly. According to residents of Lufenya, near Kasseh in the Ada East District, Ayornu stabbed his wife with a knife in …

Seven suspected armed robbers have been arrested in two separate anti-robbery operations in the Western Region. Four of the suspects – Shadrack Nyame, Wofa Yaw Boadi, Sampson Attobra and Kweku Koduah – were arrested at their hideout at Wassa Powuako. The arrest was after they had robbed their victims of …

A pupil teacher at Achimota Bright Future Academy in the Greater Accra region has been arrested by the Israel police for allegedly aiding a Junior High School (JHS) 3 student to steal three mobile phones. The accused, Newlove Aboagye, is a JHS 3 pupil teacher at the school located at …

Clara Ayan Ampah,  a caregiver who allegedly caused the death of an 11-month old girl at a preschool at Abgogba, Accra, is to stand trial at the High Court. Clara will stand trial at the High Court on a charge of manslaughter in July this year. An Adenta District Court …

A trainee teacher in the Asorkore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region has reportedly impregnated 24 girls in his school. According to the report, the teacher is a level 400 student who was on his teacher practice duty in a public school in the area. Additionally, the said teacher impregnated …

A Kumasi High Court has directed one Richard Kwadwo Owusu Nyarko, who was pretending to be a medical doctor, to pay the legal fees of the defendants in a defamation lawsuit he filed, which sums up to GH¢600,000. The court asked the self-acclaimed medical doctor to pay GH¢100,000 each to …

A suspected thief has allegedly been beaten to death by an irate mob around Moro Market at Tafo Nhyiaeso. The deceased, whose identity is still unknown, is said to have stormed the area on a robbery expedition. Unfortunately for him, some people in the populated community spotted him even before …

The Wa circuit court, presided over by His Honor Jonathan Avogo has granted bail to all the three persons suspected to have been involved in the flogging of the two lovers whose nude videos went viral on social media. The court also ordered the release of some 13 others who …

A 32-year-old mobile phone thief narrowly escaped lynching for attacking a woman in broad daylight at Kasoa Ota city in the Central Region. Prince Adaka attacked the victim with a jack knife and snatched her phone while she was on her way to work. An eyewitnesses, who gave his name …