(iStock) A 10-year-old girl drowned at a beach in Gordon’s Bay on Saturday. ER24 paramedics were alerted shortly after 11:0 and found Gordon’s Bay medical officials and lifeguards at the scene. According to ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak, it is understood that the girl and two friends were swimming in the …
Read More »Girl, 25, who was burnt by ‘mad man’ at Kotwi receives help after report
The 25 year old girl who was allegedly burnt by a mad man at Kotwi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region is currently receiving treatment at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital following OTEC News’ reportage. The family the illing girl who could not afford hospital bills left …
Read More »27-year-old man loses his life after ‘fighting’ over a girl
Police arrests man and his girlfriend I keep crying at night – Deceased’s father Man stabs his rival 27-year-old Kwame Buckman has met his untimely death after being stabbed by his rival on Boxing Day, December 26. The incident happened at Dwease, a town close to Konongo in the Ashanti …
Read More »Girl,10, burnt to death in fire outbreak
A ten-year-old girl has been burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Akyem Gyadem Zongo near Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern region. The incident occurred Saturday evening. A resident told Starr News, the victim together with her 4-year-old male sibling and mother were sleeping …
Read More »10 year-old girl escapes death after uncle cut her neck with machete
A 10-year-old girl Mavis Ofori is battling for her life after her uncle inflicted machete wounds on her neck at Gomoa Dego in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region. According to the victim, her Uncle Nana Yaw had warned her not to sit in front of his door …
Read More »Outrage after girl, 14, dies while giving birth at church shrine
Police in Zimbabwe are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl during childbirth, a case that sparked outrage among citizens and rights activists. Memory Machaya is reported to have died last month at a church shrine in the Eastern Region of Marange. The case has exposed the exploitation of minors, …
Read More »Girl,10, defiled at cemetery
A class three Pupil at Ajumako Assasan D/A Basic School in the Central Region has been defiled by an unidentified person at the Cemetery at Ajumako Eduyaw when returning from school with her siblings. According to information gathered by EIB Network Central Regional Correspondent Yaw Boagyan, the victim and her …
Read More »A short movie on how a 13year-old-girl was raped in an attempt to avoid early child marriage
13-year-old Lapaylum’s parents had betrothed her to a 76-year-old man but she would not succumb to the whims and caprices of her parents although the man in question had paid her dowry two days after she was born. That was not the only gesture; he had been taking care of …
Read More »19-year-old girl kills lover over infidelity
A 19-year-old school dropout has been arrested for killing her boyfriend over infidelity. Jacklyn Wawira is said to have halted her education at Junior High School 2 to pursue a relationship with a 25-year-old man, identified as Eric Gitonga. Young Wawira is said to have had a heated argument with …
Read More »Meet the teenage school girl who crawls 1.5 kilometres to school
Unlike some disabled children who would give up education and rather sit by roadsides to beg for alms, nine-year-old Agnes Mba from Dasabligo in the Upper East Region believes she can be a great person in future through education despite her condition. Agnes crawls 1.5 kilometres on her knees …
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