Crime
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[Kasoa ritual] 15-year-old suspect said they killed a pregnant woman before Ishmael
The first accused person in the case of the Kasoa ritual murder has made a startling revelation that apart from killing 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdullah, they have also killed a pregnant woman som…
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Robbers shoot woman as they attacked passengers on Afram Plains highway
A female passenger sustained gunshot wounds in another highway robbery attack in Afram Plains South District in the Eastern region. The woman was rushed to Maame Krobo health centre but was referred …
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Former Brazilian congresswoman goes to jail for allegedly killing her husband
Flordelis dos Santos de Souza, a former Brazilian congresswoman accused of orchestrating the execution of her husband in June 2019, was arrested on Friday evening after being stripped of her parliame…
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Speeding car crushes 38-year-old female pedestrian to death near Suhum
A 38-year-old female pedestrian, Doris Dzifa, met her untimely death when she was crushed to death by a speeding car on the Krobom-Obretema road near Suhum Thursday afternoon. The impact of the crash…
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Man finally jailed for brutally defiling 10-year-old girl, six years after legal tussle
A 10-year-old defiled girl (name withheld) has finally been served justice after six years of legal battle. On July, 30, 2015, Atinka FM’s Regina Asamoah first broke a story of a 10-year-old girl who…
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Two vehicles belonging to Ghana Highway Authority stolen in Eastern Region
Some two vehicles belonging to the Ghana Highway Authority(GHA) in the Eastern Region have been stolen. The revelation is highlighted in the 2020 Auditor-General’s Report on the audit of statutory bo…
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Police confirm six people dead, following a ‘shocking’ mass shooting in England
Six people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Plymouth in southwest England on Thursday evening, in an incident described by the British Home Secretary as “shocking”. T…
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Youth kill chainsaw operator at Numreso
A Chain Saw Operator, Mr. Kwame Kaya has allegedly been shot dead at Numreso in the Amansie Central of the Ashanti Region. Reports gathered by GhanaTalksRadio indicate that the deceased was hired by …
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Police arrest 2 armed robbers, killed 3 in a face-off in Accra
Ghana Police has shot dead three notorious armed robbers, Akika Christian Roberts, Alhassan and Alhaji, who have been on the police wanted list for sometime now. The incident happened at Opeabea junc…
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South African prosecutors, lawyers call for delay of Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial
Prosecutors and lawyers for South Africa’s jailed former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in hospital since Friday, have jointly asked a judge to postpone his scheduled appearance this week in a co…