CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Chiraa SHS student found dead at Bodani Nkwanta

A 21-year-old student of Chiraa Senior High School (SHS) in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region, was found dead, at the weekend. John Bonya, a form two student, was found dead at Bodani Nkwanta, near Chiraa with a rope tied around the neck and the entire body. Information …

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346,120 Ghanaians infected with HIV – Ghana Aids Commission

A total of 346,120 Ghanaians have been infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS with 66 percent being females while the rest are males, the Ghana AIDS Commission has disclosed. Speaking at a media engagement programme organised by the Christian Health Association of Ghana on Friday, the Senior Programme …

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45-year-old man stabbed to death at Afful-Nkwanta

A 45-year old man has died after he was allegedly stabbed during a confrontation with another man at Afful-Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Mohammed Awal, died shortly after he was rushed to the hospital. The suspect, whose name was given as Isaac Nartey, has since been arrested and …

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Asunafo bloody clash: Irate youth set suspect’s house on fire

Angry youth of Akyim Asunafo have razed down the building of suspected person who fired gunshots during a land clash. The suspect is said to be one of the culprits who attacked and injured over eight residents over dispute relating to the ownership of a galamsey site. One person has been confirmed …

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Two arrested over Asunafo shooting incident that left one dead

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that led to the death of one person, while eight others sustained gunshot wounds on April 1, 2022, at Asunafo in the Kwabeng District of the Eastern Region. Preliminary investigation established that the shooting incident occurred during a community …

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21-year-old man pounds grandparents to death with pestle at Akyem Hemang

A 21-year-old man has allegedly murdered his grandparents at Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern region. The suspect Moses Appiah alias Kuffuor allegedly committed the dastardly act Saturday April 2, 2022, at about 5:30pm. The incident happened after pounding fufu for his now-deceased grandparents Appiah Korang, …

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Woman arrested for burning kid’s thumbs

The police at Yamfo in the Tano North District of the Ahafo Region have arrested a 32-year-old woman, Stella Owusu, for using a hot iron to burn her seven-year-old son’s thumbs to stop him from sucking them. After the wicked act, she went further to use a razor blade to inflict …

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Police arrest undertaker for kidnapping his own daughter

The Mile Seven Police Command have arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped his daughter and pretender she was missing. The suspect Kojo Dyunie, an undertaker, age 33, whose accomplice is currently at large was said to have kidnapped the victim, Dzifa Dyunie, who was living with a guardian at Lapaz-Tabora …

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43-year-old man remanded over robbery

A Sunyani High Court has declined bail to one Kwabena Kulbong, 43 for allegedly conspiring and robbing one Issah Ibrahim, a resident of Techiman in the Bono East region of GHC14,000.00. Kulbong conspired with three other accomplices under the pretext of exchanging foreign currency and robbed the victim of the …

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Armed men shoot and kill one, injure four others at Nkroful

The youth of Teleku Bokazo a mining community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region have been thrown into a state of sorrow after one of them was shot dead and four others injured by some supposedly armed men at Nkroful Magistrate court. The deceased, Andrew Donkor, was among …

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Two jailed 60 years for stealing GH¢380

Two persons have been slapped with a combined jail term of 60 years by an Accra Circuit Court. Unemployed 21-year-old Abdul Rashid Issah and Abubakari Iddrisu who is a 27-year-old mason were found guilty of charges of robbery after they pleaded not guilty to the charges and their case taken …

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Fake ECG officers arrested for extorting customers

Two persons are in the hands of the police after they were arrested for posing as workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana. According to a Graphic report, Richard Nii Moi and Edward Quartey are said to have extorted monies from some unsuspecting customers under the guise of inspection and …

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Teacher jailed 10 years for defiling student

An Information Communication and Technology (ICT) teacher has been jailed for 10 years by a Cape Coast Circuit Court for defiling his 13-year-old student. Eric George Gbevitor, 32-year-old, was found guilty of defilement by the court presided over by Mrs Dorinda Smith Arthur. Detective Chief Inspector John Asare Bediako, prosecuting, …

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Man stabs fiancée to death

A 36-year-old jealous man has done the unthinkable, by stabbing his fiancée dead over fears that she may leave him for another man. Suspect Tetteh Kwaw, aka ‘Seedorf’ or ‘Aboboyaa’, a driver by profession, stabbed Diana Boafo, whom he has a baby with, multiple times on Friday. Diana, who was …

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Mobile Money Operator robbed at gun point at Kenkase

Residents of Kenkase, a town along the Kenyase-Fawoade road in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region were in shock on Tuesday, March 22 when a popular mobile money operator in the town was allegedly robbed by armed robbers at gunpoint. The incident in broad daylight at about 12noon …

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Students injured as inter-schools competition ends in brutal fight

Scores of students have been left injured following a clash during an inter-school gala competition at Sehwi Kwasikrom. This year’scompetition in the Amoaya circuit in the Bodi District of the Western North region did not end peacefully as some youth from the host community, Sehwi Kwasikrom, engaged in a fight …

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Community Police Assistant jailed for fraud, impersonation

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old Community Police Assistant (CPA) to four years imprisonment over charges of impersonation and defrauding by false pretences. Mark Apiu is said to have collected ₵12,000 from a finance officer to enlist the officer’s sister into the Ghana Police Service but failed to …

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NAGRAT hoping for 15% salary increment in State of the Nation address

Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …

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Hairdresser allegedly stabbed to death by jealous boyfriend

A 36-year-old man identified only as Tetteh is alleged to have stabbed his girlfriend to death over a breakup at Gyaesaaye, a community in New Edubiasi in the Ashanti Region. The suspect, popularly known as ‘Aboboyaa’ is reported to have killed the deceased Diana Boafo, a hairdresser on Friday, March …

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