Crime
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33-year-old driver stabs one to death, other injured over social distancing dispute
A commercial mini bus driver who stabbed one passenger to death and left another injured over social distancing disagreement has been remanded by the Koforidua Circuit Court. The 32-year-old man was …
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Man impregnates 13-year-old stepdaughter, bags 20 years behind bars
A Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Christiana Cann has sentenced a mason to 20 years in prison with hard labour for defiling his 13-year-old stepdaughter. Eric Kofitse, pleaded …
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COVID-19: Six people fined ¢86k for holding party amid lockdown
A Circuit Court in Accra has fined six young men who were arrested at a birthday party during the restriction on movement a total of GHC86,400. The accused persons pleaded guilty to the offence and w…
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Bride and groom on the run after fleeing from ceremony, police declare wanted
A groom and his bride on Sunday afternoon fled and abandoned their wedding ceremony when they heard police patrol vehicles approaching the event grounds in Tamale with blaring sirens. The groom, who …
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Police gun down suspected armed robber in Gambaga District
A suspected armed robber has been shot dead by the Police in the Gambaga District of the North East Region. The deceased suspect Mahamadu and his colleagues Amadu Sumana, Hamidu Issaka, and Musah Ali…
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Grave loot, 3 corpses stolen in Central Region
Fear has gripped residents of Breman Jambra in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the Central Region after three (3) corpses were illegally exhumed from a cemetery. Reports say the grave looters …
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Female motorist nabbed after knocking down a police in a bid to escape
A female motorist has been arrested by the East Legon Police for refusing to stop at a COVID-19 snap checkpoint, knocking down a police officer yesterday in Accra. Trudy Boatemaa, the suspect was sai…
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25-year-old police assistant shot to death
A 25-year-old community police assistant has been shot and killed by suspected robbers on Sunday at Oyoko, in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti. The deceased identified, as Evans Boateng, was said to …
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4 robbers granted a ¢240K bail
The Nkawie Circuit Court has granted four persons a total of GHc 240,000.00 bail with two sureties each, for robbery. Kwame Kuffour 27, mason, Rufai Tijani, 30, Malik Ibrahim 18 and Kwaku Boahen 42, …
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Court fines 60-year-old man for failing to wear seat belt
A Tarkwa District Court has imposed a fine of 240.00 Ghana cedis on a sixty-year-old man for failing to wear a seat belt while driving. The convict Oster Amissah, pleaded guilty with explanation, but…