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Man jailed four years for knife attack on senior police officer
Rashid Cidi, who is unemployed, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court and pleaded guilty to a charge of causing harm.
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Court remands man seen assaulting wife in viral video
The suspects appeared before the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) Magistrate Court, which ordered that they remain in custody while investigations continue.
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Ghana Police arrest man seen assaulting wife in viral video
In a statement issued on Tuesday, 18 November, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) confirmed that John Odartey Lamptey was detained on Monday at his home in Ofankor
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Man remanded over alleged GH¢10,000 car fraud in Abuakwa
Yaw Owusu Sekyere, who denies the charge of defrauding by false pretence, is expected back in court on 26 November.
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Deportation of Indian-origin man wrongly jailed for 43 years stayed by US court
Mr Vedam, who was exonerated in October 2025 after new evidence cleared him of the 1983 killing of his former roommate, now faces a new legal battle—deportation to India
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Cape Coast court jails man 16 years for sodomizing 7-year-old boy
The verdict, delivered by Her Honour Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo on Thursday, November 6, 2025, brings a measure of justice to the victim’s family following the broad daylight assault in the Nananom suburb of Mankessim
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Police probe mysterious death of Senegalese goalkeeper in Kumasi
The case came to light after a man known only as Issah reportedly deposited Toure’s body at the Ebenezer Mortuary in Tafo, Kumasi. Issah claimed to be the deceased’s brother.
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UK vows to challenge court barriers to migrant deportations
The pledge follows a recent court decision that temporarily blocked the deportation of an asylum seeker who had crossed into the country by boat.
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London man jailed for abusing Covid-19 relief funds
Eric Agyeman, of Mace Street, admitted to fraud and money laundering offences. He secured £130,000 through three separate loan applications in the name of DOK Logistics UK Ltd a company that never actually operated.
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Kumasi Court jails man 35 years for $50,000 currency conversion scam
According to court records, Lawal received $50,000 from the complainant on July 27, 2023, claiming he would convert the money into Ghana cedis. Instead, he disappeared with the cash, failing to deliver on the agreement.
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Mpatuam tragedy: Assembly member among two killed in clash with soldiers at Asanko mine
The disturbances reportedly began when a man spotted inside the concession was shot and killed by the security officers deployed to protect the mine. News of his death quickly spread, prompting enraged residents to mobilise and block the ma...
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Man bites off wife’s ear in domestic clash
The incident took place at “Wonkayaw,” a community within the Dambai township of the Krachi East Municipality in the Oti Region.
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20-year-old killed in Kumasi over plastic chair
The victim, identified as Kwadwo Bright, was allegedly attacked in the early hours of Thursday, September 4, 2025, following a quarrel with a friend.
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Akwatia: Police arrest man with three guns at snap check
Nkansah, who was travelling in a Toyota Tundra pickup with five other mourners from Asamankese to Boadua, was stopped by officers as part of heightened security operations in the area.
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Palm wine tapper killed in disagreement over GHC200 weeding fee
The incident occurred on Monday, August 25, 2025, around 1 p.m. on the victim’s farm. According to eyewitness accounts, the suspect — a man in his early 40s popularly known in the area as “Akuffu Addo” — confronted Kwofie over a GHC200 paym...
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Koforidua:21-year old man remanded for robbing, raping national service nurse
According to police, the victim had been living in a rented room within the suspect’s family home for several months. On the day of the incident, Kwame allegedly lured her out of the house under the pretext that someone wanted to see her ne...
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Obuasi: Police arrest man with foreign pistol hidden in backpack
Majeed was apprehended on July 29, 2025, at the Tweapease Police Barrier while traveling on a Toyota minibus from Kumasi to Tarkwa.
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37-year old man arrested for allegedly stealing Hyundai Mighty Truck
According to a statement issued by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the Regional Police PRO, Sarpong was picked up on August 3, 2025, after a tip-off led police to Akim Oda in the Eastern Region, where the stolen truck—originally reported mi...
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Man jailed 6 years for slashing victim, stealing GH¢350 phone
Vordzorgbe, who denied the robbery charge, was found guilty after a full trial before Judge Basilia Adjei-Tawiah.
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Suspected drug addict attacks farmer with machete in Ashanti Region, both hospitalised
The suspect, Kwame Abam, 43, is reported to have returned from his farm on the day of the incident, smoked what is believed to be marijuana in a nearby bush, and then, without provocation, assaulted a man known only as Jojo, who was asleep...
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