Crime

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded Dominic Boakye, a driver’s mate and Herbert Kwame Opoku, a mason apprentice into prison custody, after they were arrested for fighting over a robbery booty. Boakye and Opoku who allegedly robbed some students were handed to the police after, which their victims identified them …

Alliance Motors Ghana Limited, AFCL Ghana and Jaguar Land Rover in South Africa are facing a lawsuit over the sale of a defective vehicle they sold to one Emmanuel Borkety Bortey. The vehicle, a brand Land Rover, 2020 model which was purchased on July 29, 2020 was later discovered to …

A 25-year-old convict at the Ho Female Prison, who is losing her eyesight as a result of burns she sustained while pouring acid on her boyfriend during a fight, has appealed to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for clemency. Apart from a worsening blurred vision, Gloria Pearl Atigah cannot …

Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, 46, pleaded guilty to the separate federal civil rights charges in December. He is already serving a 22-year state prison sentence for the on-duty murder of Mr …

The Nsawam Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old plumber to three years in prison for stealing parts of a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The convict, Kwaku Ampomah was charged with strings of charges including intention to steal and causing damage to the ECG transformer. He …

One of Italy’s most wanted men, mobster Rocco Morabito, has arrived in Rome after being extradited from Brazil, where he had been in hiding. Known as the “cocaine king of Milan”, Morabito was arrested in May last year in a joint operation by Brazilian and Italian police. The 55-year-old will …

An Accra High Court has adjourned to July 25, the case of the two teenagers alleged to be involved in the murder of 10-year-old boy at Kasoa in the Central Region.The court was to empanel a seven-member jury for the trial when sitting resumed today.It said: “The main business was for …

The Accra High Court has dismissed a submission of ‘no case’ filed by the 14 persons standing trial over their alleged involvement in the killing of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama.In a ruling yesterday, the court held that the submission of ‘no case’ had no merit because the prosecution had been …

An Accra High Court has set July 25, 2022 to determine whether the Office of the Attorney General has made enough case against the 10 persons standing trial for allegedly planning to overthrow the government in a coup, to warrant them to open their defence. This was after the prosecution …

Albert Kan-Dapaah, Minister of National Security, says the West African subregion experienced 17 terrorist attacks as of June 28, 2022. He said the attacks resulted in 574 deaths with “so many injuries.” “In April, the subregion of West Africa witnessed attacks, incidents and 315 people died. We felt that was …