Crime
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Chief in court after impregnating 15-year-old girl that he used to call ‘my wife’
A Chief has been arraigned before the Koforidua Circuit Court for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. Mark Koranteng, 65, Dademantse of Mpanmu near Dedeso was arrested by Begoro P…
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Interpol bust Ghanaian PhD student for masterminding serial investment fraud
Maxwell Nelson Acquah, a Ghanaian student leader at Stirling University in the UK, has been arrested by Interpol for serial investment and other alleged fraud deals running into thousands of pounds s…
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Stray bullet kills one, injures another amid Eid-ul-fitr celebration at Aboabo
One person has been killed and another injured by stray bullet at Aboabo Number 2, a suburb of Asokore Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, a sixteen years old Gafaru Kassim, whi…
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Teenager kills self after classmates laughed at her over poor results
A 15-year-old girl who sat her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Bwikya Muslim Primary School in Hoima City in western Uganda last year, has committed suicide after she reportedly performed poorl…
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Boy who sneaked in to see girlfriend shoots girl’s father to death
A Louisiana father was shot dead in a shooting battle with a teenage boy, who sneaked into his house to meet his 14-year-old daughter. The shooting took place around 8 am on Sunday, July 18, accordin…
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British citizen arrested in Spain over his role in 2020 high profile Twitter hack
A 22-year-old British citizen was arrested in Spain on Wednesday in connection with a July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, the U.S. Justi…
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Harvey Weinstein extradited to California to face trial on rape and assault charges
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to California on Tuesday to face trial on rape and assault charges, his spokesman and the New York Department of Corrections sa…
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Police picks up Ugandan athlete who escaped from pre-Olympics camp
A Ugandan athlete who fled during pre-Olympics training in western Japan last week has been found and is being interviewed by police, officials said Tuesday. Mie prefectural police in central Japan s…
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Wanted suspect captured after demanding reward money on police Facebook post
A woman who was on the run for her alleged role in a murder case has been arrested after commenting on the police department’s Facebook post asking about reward money for her arrest. Last Wednesday,…
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Accra Police have picked up 378 suspects in a week-long operation
The Accra Regional Police Command has picked up at least 378 suspects to ensure an incident-free Eid-Al-Adha celebration, an official statement has confirmed. The operation which spanned a week saw t…