Kasoa Ritual murder: 21-year-old suspect gets life imprisonment
By Beatrice Oppon and Priscilla Owusu Ansah One of the two teenagers (at the time of arrest) who killed a 10-year-old boy for rituals at Kasoa Coca-Cola in the Central Region, Nicholas Kini, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Accra High Court. The other boy has been referred to the Juvenile Court for […]
Ghana Immigration apprehends Ivorian murder suspect
The Elubo Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested an Ivorian murder suspect, Nduoba Essoi Fulgence, 32, at Edwakpole, a village near Anyinase in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. A statement signed and issued by Inspector Moses Manford Akakpo, Western Regional Public Affairs Officer, GIS, said the suspect, who allegedly […]
JB Danquah Killers: Eighth Prosecution witness points to Daniel Asiedu in evidence
By Beatrice Oppon ASP Augustine Nkrumah has told the Accra High Court that Daniel Asiedu, one of two persons being tried for the murder of former Abuakwa North MP allegedly committed the crime. He described Aseidu as a terrible person capable of killing the late Jospeh Boakye Danquah Adu. ASP Nkrumah, one of the lead […]
Boffa Bayotte: The Fortitude of a Village Despite Discrimination
By Joyce Gyekye They were stigmatised, maltreated, and faced severe hardship when they migrated to the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau after an outbreak of violence between government forces of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MDFC) in the early 1990s. Upon their arrival home, the people of Boffa Bayotte, a fringe community of […]
19-year-old cries uncontrollably in court after being sentenced to life imprisonment for murder
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH It was a very sad scene to behold at a High Court in Accra when a 19-year-old Michael Tetteh, aka Brother Wezz, a factory hand was heard crying uncontrollably in the courtroom after he was handed a life imprisonment sentence for stabbing one Patrick Gyasi, an Okada Rider with a broken bottle during a fight. […]
Sokoban murder: Family of murdered businesswoman call for expedited hearing
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The family of a 35-year-old businesswoman who was killed at Sokoban in the Ashanti region has called on the Attorney General, AG, to offer its advice on the case as a matter of urgency and ensure an expedited hearing of the matter. The Family of the deceased made the call after the […]
Bono Region: 14 persons in police custody over murder and unlawful possession of firearms
The Police on 25th July 2023, arrested 14 suspects in connection with a clash leading to the death of two persons at Mpameso Forest near Dormaa Ahenkro in the Bono Region. The suspects, Hafiz Mohammed, Fuseini Mohammed, Abass Abukari, Alhassan Razak, Fuseini Shaibu, Addai Gyebi, Abubakari Issahaku, Seidu Sulemana, Kwabena Yeboah, Sulley Alhassan, Enoch Opoku, […]
Police commence investigations into alleged murder of 24-year-old Okada rider
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Eastern Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service is said to have commenced investigations into the alleged murder of a 24-year-old motorcycle rider. The Motorcycle rider is alleged to have been murdered by pillion passengers he picked up at night at Kwarfokurom, a small town in the Ayensuano District of […]
Barber kills 18-year-old girlfriend at Akyem Nsutam
The Kibi Divisional Police command is currently conducting a manhunt for one Osei Michael, also known as Emeka, who is accused of stabbing his 18-year-old girlfriend, Abigail Asare, multiple times in Akyem Nsutam, located in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred at Emeka’s barbershop following a short argument that arose […]
Police inspector accused of killing girlfriend charged with murder
The Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region has for the second time remanded a police inspector for the alleged killing of his girlfriend, Victoria Dapaah. 26-year-old Victoria Dapaah also known as Maa Adwoa was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Inspector Ahmed Twumasi on 20th April 2023 at Adum, a few meters away from […]