Crime
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UK police officer convicted of manslaughter in the death of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson
A UK police officer has been convicted of the manslaughter of the former footballer Dalian Atkinson, after firing an electric stun gun into him for 33 seconds and kicking him twice in the head. PC Be…
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Angry students assault teacher, stab security in the chest
A student of Akro Senior High School is reported to have beaten a teacher of the school and also stabbed a security officer in the chest with a broken bottle. According to a JoyNews report sighted by…
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Authorities arrest five illegal miners at Buabenso
Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso in the Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group has defied the government order to halt illegal mi…
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40-year-old man stabbed to death by friend during a funeral at Akim Oda
Thirty-four-year-old Kwame Frimpong has been allegedly stabbed to death by his friend after a misunderstanding during a funeral at Akyem Oda-Nkwata in the Birem Central Municipality of the Eastern Re…
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Teacher-turned mobile money merchant murdered by armed robbers
A mobile money vendor has been shot dead by armed robbers at Okorase near Koforidua the Eastern Regional capital. 36-year-old Solomon Arhin Prost was gunned down Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 11:14pm. H…
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Police arrest 215 criminals, including 17 women in aftermath of bullion van attack
The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operational exercise in Accra, arresting 215 suspected criminals including 17 women, in a targeted operation. The operation follows a ver…
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54-year-old father squashes 2-day-old baby to death for contracting syphilis
A 54-year-Old man, Benjamin Acquaa, affectionately called Kwame Ntori, is currently in the grips of the Assin South District police command for allegedly killing his two-day-old daughter for contract…
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One dead as man drove pick up truck into crowd at Pride Parade in Florida
One person died and another was injured after a pickup truck ran into a crowd of spectators at a Pride parade in south Florida on Saturday, local authorities said. Police have apprehended the truck d…
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Farmer shoots spot operator to death at Apirede Akuapem over ¢5
A drinking Spot Operator has been shot dead in a misunderstanding over GH¢5 at Apirede -Akuapem in the Okere District in Eastern Region. The victim was allegedly shot twice in the ribs and chest by s…
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Police averts ¢550k bullion van heist on Accra-Winneba road
It has been revealed that the gunmen who attacked a bullion van travelling from Odorkor towards Winneba on Thursday, June 17, 2021, would have made away with a whopping GH¢550,000 had they been succe…