Crime
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Alleged robber granted a ¢30,000 bail by Bekwai Court
The Ashanti Bekwai Circuit Court has granted a GH¢30,000.00 bail with two sureties, one to be justified, to an unemployed for allegedly robbing a fish seller. Joseph Yeboah, alias Taabea, was ordered…
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Mate rearranges driver’s head with bottle over ¢20 debt
A Driver’s mate who hit the head of a driver with a bottle for failing to pay him a GH¢20.00 debt has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Derrick Piansah, charged with causing harm, has pleaded n…
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South Ketu based phone repairer remanded over defilement of minor
Herman Gnamassekou, a 19-year-old phone repairer at Torkor has been remanded for defiling a five-year-old girl by an Aflao Circuit Court in the Ketu South Municipality. He pleaded not guilty and woul…
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Fulani man handed a 20-month jail term for stealing cow
Bukari Issah, a middle-aged Fulani man was on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, convicted and sentenced to serve a 20-month prison jail term for stealing a cow. Presenting the facts of the case before th…
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Policeman caught on CCTV stealing coins from bank
A policeman, Sergeant George Amankwa, at Ajumako Enyan in the Central Region has been detained for stealing GH¢690 coins from a bank he was stationed. According to police investigators, the supervisi…
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Turkey: 500 2016 coup plotters handed dozens of life sentences
A Turkish court handed down dozens of life sentences on Thursday for some of the nearly 500 defendants, including army commanders and pilots, accused of leading a 2016 coup attempt from an air base n…
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Accra court ‘gift’ two robbers a 36-year jail term
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two persons to a total of 36 years and four months imprisonment for robbery. Raymond Duodu, 19, unemployed, and Williams Henkel, 22, a TV game operator, denied co…
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EPA, police arrest acting MD for using fake certificate
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a joint operation with the Ghana Police Service has apprehended Mohammed Yousif, acting Managing Director of D&Y Industries Limited, for allegedly using …
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Three policemen nabbed for robbing suspected robber
Three Policemen and another have been arrested for stealing 20 mobile phones and an HP laptop valued at GH¢60,000.00 and cash of GH¢8000.00 respectively. According to police investigators who confirm…
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Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 captured, unarmed Afghan
Australia said on Thursday that 19 current and former soldiers will be referred for potential criminal prosecution for allegedly killing 39 Afghan locals, the majority of whom had been captured and u…