Tag Archives: jails

Tamale court jails 2 women 12 years for 2020 lynching of 90-year-old ‘witch’

A Tamale High Court on July 4 handed down a landmark ruling in respect of the lynching of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region. The court found Hajia Mohammed Serena and Latifa Bomaye guilty and sentenced them to 12 years in prison for their involvement in the heinous murder …

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UK court jails 18-year-old Ghanaian for pouring boiling water on friend, stabbing her over boyfriend

An 18-year-old Ghanaian woman, Princess Owusu Ansah, has been sentenced to three years in prison by a UK court for a violent attack on her friend. Princess is said to have poured boiling water over her friend and stabbed her, allegedly in response to cheating allegations involving her boyfriend. The …

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Court jails 25-year-old man for stealing sheep

Justice Shawomi Bokkos of an area court in Jos, Plateau state, on Monday, May 8, sentenced a 25-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Christopher, to one-month in jail, for stealing a sheep.     The police prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported at the Anglo-Jos …

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Prison break: Dozens of inmates escape from jails around the country

  While the seemingly innovative prison break of “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester has gripped the country, convicted criminals and awaiting trial prisoners break out of correctional facilities around the country every year. Bester, who was serving a life sentence for murder and rape at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in the …

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Sunyani High Court jails Nsoatre rival chief

Foster Kwadwo Agyei Korang, a 45-year old Health Systems Manager of Happy Hospital in Berekum has been sentenced to 20 days in prison with hard labour by the Sunyani High Court for contempt of court in a disputed Nsoatre Chieftaincy case. Also sentenced for the same offence are the Nifahene of Nsoatre …

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