CRIME & PUNISHMENT

A suspected plantain thief, Caleb has been stoned to death at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. He was found tied to a palm tree with a bunch of plantain beside him. Beside him were also stones, blocks, and sticks which were suspected to have been used …

A 28-year-old trader, Dorcas Twene Amankwa, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly defrauding an Immigration Officer to the sum of GH¢400,000. The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretense contrary to section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, (Act …

The Abura Dunkwa District Magistrate court in the Central Region has fined two women a total sum of GHC612.00 for burying a two-year-old baby girl without permission. The two women; Esi Janet, a traditional priestess was fined GHC 600 and Mary Essuman, mother of the baby, was fined GHC 12. …

A fourty year old truck pusher suspected to be a thief has been lynched at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The lifeless body was found in a gutter with signs of assault on Thursday May 5, 2022 evening. It is not immediately known who are behind …

The High Court in Accra has sentenced one Bright Boso, a driver, who was charged for allegedly pouring an acid on his girlfriend to 10 years in prison. The court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo convicted him after the court found him guilty of the offence before sentencing …

A 38-year-old farmer found guilty of attempting to trade his son has been handed a 10-year jail sentence by the Takoradi Circuit Court B. Kwabena Ebo pleaded guilty to a charge of trading of a person contrary to sections 2(1) & (2) of the Human Trafficking Act 694 of 2001. …

  A 22-year-old driver’s mate has been remanded into Police custody by the Asante Juaben Circuit court for defiling a 15-year-old girl at Kenyase-Bosore in the Kwabre East Municipality. Abdul Ganiru Adamu was said to have defiled the girl in her parents’ bedroom and afterwards took away large sumS of …

A four-year-old boy has allegedly been killed and dumped into a river at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central region. According to eyewitnesses, the body of Kweku Adom was found with some of his body parts removed. Residents suspect the four-year-old was killed for ritual purposes. Adom News‘ Kofi Adjei who …

Musah Atta, a 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate has allegedly been killed by one Rasta and three galamsey operators at Prestea Kutukrom for gold rituals. According to Nana Salifu who is the Kusaasi Chief at Prestea and the PRO for the Northern Farmers Association in Western Region, the deceased …

The man, who is alleged to be mentally unstable cut the deceased into pieces The Dadieso Police Command in the Western Region, has arrested a 33-year-old man Tawiah Terkpey for allegedly murdering his 60-year-old father at Suaboi, a surburb of Dadieso Suaman.  The suspect is alleged to have butchered his …