CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Woman in grips of Odumase police over alleged torture of 6-year-old girl

A seamstress based in Berlekope, a suburb of Kpong in the Eastern Region has been arrested over allegations of abusing and torturing her foster child, aged 6, officials have said. According to information gathered from the Odumase District Police Command, 29-Year-old Nora Fumador was arrested on Monday, May 30, 2022, …

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Teenage lovers given 40 lashes over leakage of sex tape

     Two teenage lovers have been paraded in Wa in the Upper East Region and lashed 20 canes each following the leakage of their sex video. The lovers include a tricycle driver [male] and a ticket seller at the Wa Central Market [female]. Reports indicate that the sex tape of …

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Three remanded for lynching suspected plantain thief

The Mankessim District Magistrate Court has remanded three persons into prison custody for a month for allegedly lynching a neighbour suspected to be a plantain thief at Mankessim Krofu in the Central Region. The suspects have been identified as Isaac Osei, 25, John Amissah, 39, and Samuel Ampah, 54. The …

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Man stabs 35-year-old friend to death during an argument

A 35-year-old man, Dominic Kwame Ofori, popularly called “Koliko”, met his untimely death when he was stabbed multiple times by his friend, Kofi Kwakye, also known as “Tompoo,” 32, with an implement, resulting in his instant death. The incident occurred Sunday night at Akyem Achiase in the Eastern Region during …

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Married man stabs friend for having an affair with his ‘side chick’

A 32-year-old married Man, Kofi Kwakye, popularly called “Tompoo” has allegedly stabbed his 33-year-old friend, Dominic Kwame Ofori, also popularly called “Koliko” to death for allegedly having an affair with his ‘sidechick’. According to reports, the two ‘weed’ smokers got engaged in a heated argument on Sunday evening around 5:30 …

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Tema District Court fines man GHS ₵5,000 for selling dogs without permit

     The Tema District Community Centre Court has fined Essien Terry, a dog keeper Gh₵5,000 for rearing dogs for commercial purposes in a residential area without a permit from the Tema Metropolitan Assembly. The court presided over by Mr. Festus Fovi Nukunu, slapped the fine on Terry on his plea …

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NPP supporter electrocuted at Ashaiman Lebanon

An ardent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashaiman Constituency, Rev. Mawukuonye Vidzah has met his untimely death. According to reports, Rev. Mawukuonye Vidzah was contracted by Alfred Agbawu to fix an electrical problem. However, he got electrocuted in the process. The wife of the deceased who spoke …

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Armed robbers shoot and kill lawyer on Bole-Bamboi highway

Suspected armed robbers have shot and killed a lawyer, Richard Badombie on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah Region. The Accra-based lawyer was reportedly killed by the robbers while travelling to Jirapa in the Upper West Region with some relatives on Saturday, 28 May 2022. The robbers, who emerged from …

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Gunmen attack NPP delegates on return from elections

Some unidentified gunmen on Friday night attacked some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) while they were returning from the Upper East Regional Executive Elections held in Bolgatanga. They were attacked near the SSNIT offices, just a few meters away from a police station. The members were delegates of …

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2 killed in robbery at gold shop at Asamang Tamfoe

The Eastern Regional Police Command is pursuing six armed robbers who attacked a shop that deals in gold at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atiwa East Municipality of the Eastern Region. The unmasked robbers are reported to have fired sporadically throughout the broad-day light operation that lasted about 11 minutes before …

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