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Man jailed 14 days for spending girlfriend’s GH¢114,000 travel money on betting
Vincent Apetor was sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court after pleading guilty to fraudulent breach of trust.
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Ballot box dispute ends in GH¢2,400 fine for Asante Mampong mechanic
The Nsuta Circuit Court has fined 30-year-old mechanic Musah Jalilu, also known as Pepe, after he admitted slapping a nurse during the party’s polling station executive election.
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Court orders service of contempt motion on Greater Accra Regional Minister
The court wants the Minister to explain why she should not be committed to prison for allegedly disregarding an injunction relating to land said to be earmarked for the relocation of the Dodowa Market.
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Africa
Blanket criminalisation of consensual sex between minors unconstitutional-Kenya court
In a landmark decision in Constitutional Petition No. E490 of 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye declared that the blanket application of parts of the Sexual Offences Act to consensual adolescent relationships is unconstitutional.
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Toase court gives man 18 months for stealing engineer's laptop and phones
The convict, Yaw Mensah, pleaded guilty to stealing and was convicted on his own plea before the court presided over by Robert Addo.
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Crime
93 Nigerians arrested, 73 victims rescued in GIS DEVTRACO raid
The raid targeted six houses at DEVTRACO Estate, where investigators say they uncovered an alleged internet fraud network operating from the property.
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One jailed as 21 drug suspects appear in Tamale court
The suspects were brought before the Tamale Circuit Court on Monday, 9 March 2026, to answer charges linked to narcotic and restricted drugs.
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General
Interior Minister presents Community Sentencing bill to parliament
Introducing the bill in the House, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said the reform is designed to decongest prisons and reduce the cost of keeping low-level offenders behind bars.
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Crime
Open defecation: AMA Sanitation court remands seven to prison custody
The court fined each offender 50 penalty units (GH¢600). An eighth person, Raphael Adjetey, paid and avoided jail, officials said.
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Lawyer backs Agradaa sentence cut, says court followed the law
Speaking on The Law on Joy News, Korang said judges must weigh both the bad and the good in a case before deciding punishment.
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Cyborg fined GH¢24,000 over viral gun-fire video in Accra
The sum, equivalent to 2,000 penalty units, carries a default sentence of up to two years in prison if he fails to pay. Sadick pleaded guilty to charges relating to unlawful possession and use of a firearm.
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Three remanded over Northern Region kidnapping after gun battle rescue
The accused — Haruna Seidu, Amidu Bandi and Osman Bandi — were brought before the court on initial charges of kidnapping and conspiracy.
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Teen jailed four years over GH¢21,000 wiring theft
The convict, Christopher Duah, pleaded guilty to causing damage, unlawful entry and stealing and was convicted on his own plea by the judge, Jephther Appau.
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Teen remanded after DJ stabbed in attempted break-in near Abuakwa
According to the prosecutor, Police Detective Inspector Alexander Agbekpornu, the case involves complainant Owusu Boakye Yiadom, a disc jockey living at Nketia, and Attah, who resides at Adankwame near Abuakwa.
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Europe
Solicitor struck off for using brother’s drug money to pay off mortgage
Paul Simon Green, admitted as a solicitor in 2008, was removed from the profession after receiving a 26-month prison sentence last year for using criminal funds to service and pay off his home loan.
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US
Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to 30 months in prison
Dr Salvador Plasencia, a Santa Monica-based doctor, admitted to four counts of distributing ketamine as part of a plea deal entered earlier this year.
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Agradaa, another ordered to file plea deal terms in nude image sharing case
The court said the document must be filed no fewer than three clear days before 16 December 2025, the next scheduled sitting.
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Europe
Australian inmate challenges long-standing prison ban on vegemite
Andre McKechnie, 54, says the prohibition — in place since 2006 — violates his right to cultural expression, according to court documents obtained by AFP and AP.
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US
Texas woman sentenced to over two years for threatening Federal Judge in Trump case
Shry pleaded guilty to transmitting an interstate threat, a federal offense, after leaving a vulgar voicemail for Judge Chutkan in August 2023.
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Driver’s mate fined GH¢3,000 for stealing air conditioner copper pipes
In default of payment, Ablor will serve a two-year prison sentence.
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