Courts
Driver jailed 4 years for stealing pharmacist’s taxi
In addition to his prison sentence, Appiah was fined GH¢2,400, failure to pay the fine would result in an additional 12 months of hard labor.
GNA
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Africa
Tanzania: Gang rapists sentenced to life in prison
The convicts include Clinton Damas, a member of the Tanzania People's Defence Force, and Praygod Mushi, a prison officer. The other two men involved are Nickson Jackson and Amin Lema.
DL News
Crime
Nigerian jailed 10 years for attempted cocaine smuggle
He was convicted after being arrested for trying to transport 90 thumb-sized pellets of cocaine, weighing a total of 1.54 kilograms.
DL News
Courts
CCTV exposes prison officers aiding a Chinese prisoner escape
Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu have been charged with conspiracy and aiding escape.
GNA
US
US: Man who attacked Nevada judge is sentenced by that same judge to prison for separate incident
Deobra Redden, 30, was sentenced to 19 months to four years in prison for a charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. His hands, mouth and face were covered during his court appearance Monday.
CNN
Africa
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing girlfriend
Officials confirmed Pistorius was "at home" on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence.
BBC
General
It’s good A-G is going to appeal Aisha Huang ruling – Martin Kpebu
The Chinese national was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in addition to a fine of GH₵48,000 by an Accra High Court on Monday, December 4, 2023.
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Europe
Oscar Pistorius makes new parole bid 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago at his home in Pretoria in a killing that shocked the world, and was jailed for murder in 2016.
BBC
Africa
Nigerian doctor sentenced to life in prison for rape
Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed the police, the prosecutor said.
BBC
Crime
Ghanaian man sentenced to US prison for role in online scams
According to a Department of Justice statement, 27-year-old Edward Kwaku Boakye laundered money for other scammers who lured victims into various online frauds, spanning over three years
DL News
Crime
Prisons Service says it's probing allegations by two ex-convicts against its officers
The ex-convicts appearing last week on an Onua TV show hosted by Captain Smart alleged that some prison officers spearheaded the buying and selling of contraband goods, including drugs, among others
DL News
Courts
Pastor, five others fined for abusing baby
They were found to manhandled and abused an infant in a viral video, and were subsequently arrested by the Police.
GNA
US
YouTuber accused of deliberately crashing plane for views pleads guilty, faces 20 years in prison
Trevor Jacob, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison after purposely destroying wreckage of small plane that he crashed in 2021
The Guardian
Africa
Malawi ex-minister jailed over passport scam pardoned
Uladi Mussa was sentenced in 2020 to six years in prison over corruption linked to the illegal issuing of passports.
BBC
Africa
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be freed after 25-year terrorism sentence commuted
Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, is best known for saving hundreds of Rwandans during the country’s genocide by sheltering them in the hotel he managed.
CNN
US
US: Former law firm partner sentenced two years to prison for cyberstalking ex-colleagues
In one of his threats, he is said to have told one victim to “sleep with one eye open.”
DL News
Africa
US tightening case against South African pastor allegedly involved in a multimillion-dollar investment scam
A trio of “pastors” operated in top-notch hotels and at religious events in the US, claiming that their investment company was in keeping with “God’s mission” because it equated to personal wealth for churchgoers who signed up with it.
Daily Maverick
US
Man jailed 21 years for shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker
James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest – similar to a guilty plea – to attempted murder.
BBC
Courts
High Court remands purported son of Aisha Huang, one other to Nsawam Prison over immigration offences
The duo were arrested on September 2, 2022, at Kumasi by personnel of the Security Council Secretariat, and the Ghana Immigration Service.
DL News
US
New York City agrees to pay $26 million to 2 men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder
Both Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were exonerated last year after a judge found “serious miscarriages of justice” in their cases.
CNN