Africa
Kelvin Odenigbo: Family demand ‘the truth’ from Belarus over death
Club doctors said an autopsy found “no violent marks on the body and there are no traces of alcohol in Kelvin’s blood.”
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Results for "Death sentence"
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Crime
Man allegedly beats wife to death and deposits body in morgue
Police in Denu have arrested Mr Gali Golo, a 38-year old fisherman for allegedly beating his wife, Madam Beatrice Logosu, 34 to death.
DL News
Courts
Koforidua woman jailed 12 years over acid attack that killed partner
The sentence was handed down on Thursday, 26 March 2026, after the court rejected an earlier plea-bargain recommendation that proposed a 10-year term.
DL News
Crime
Aboboyaa’ rider jailed 6 months for killing todler in road accident
In addition to the prison sentence, the court presided over by Lord Delvin Essandoh, ordered Gideon to pay GHC6,000 as compensation to the victim’s mother.
GNA
Others
China gives Australian writer suspended death sentence
Dr Yang has denied working as a spy for Australia or the US, with letters to family and supporters sent from jail further denying any wrongdoing.
Sky News
Crime
China’s former agriculture minister handed suspended death sentence over bribery
The court determined that Tang accepted illicit payments in cash and assets valued at more than 268 million yuan (about $37.6 million) across multiple official roles he held between 2007 and 2024.
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Courts
Former Mentor TV reality show contestant receives life sentence for manslaughter conviction
The charges against him included murder and the use of an offensive weapon, resulting in the death of Razak Mohammed at Nungua Coco-Beach on September 26, 2016.
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Others
Iran dancing couple given 10-year jail sentence
They were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption, prostitution, and propaganda.
BBC
Courts
Factory hand sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing man to death
This was after a seven-member jury unanimously returned a verdict of guilty on Tetteh, now aged 26.
GNA
Africa
DR Congo colonel sentenced to death
The death sentence is often handed down in DR Congo but it's been more than 20 years since an execution took place.
BBC
Others
Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned
More than 100 people have been arrested in an east Pakistan city after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalised homes
BBC
Opinion
Better off divorced than widowed?
The author discusses whether or not women are better off divorced with regard to their access to spousal property during the dissolution of the marriage compared to what pertains upon the death of a husband intestate given the current appli...
Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe
US
Los Angeles 'Ketamine Queen' jailed 15 years over Matthew Perry overdose death
Sangha, often referred to by prosecutors as the “Ketamine Queen”, had admitted a series of drug offences, including one count linked directly to death or bodily injury.
DL News
Africa
Nigerian court sentences Chinese businessman to death for murdering girlfriend
Frank Geng Quarong was discovered in her room after having stabbed her several times there.
BBC
US
George Floyd: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murder
A US jury has found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year.
DL News
Crime
Dubai sex ring boss unmasked in BBC investigation
Rumours of wild sex parties in the UAE emirate have circulated for years. The hashtag #Dubaiportapotty, which has been viewed more than 450 million times on TikTok, links to parodies and speculative exposés of women accused of being money-h...
BBC
Courts
A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE participation for licence renewal from 2025 onwards and the viral news of the marriage between the 80-year-old former Education Minister and his...
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Africa
Mohbad: Nigeria court remands Naira Marley, others over singer's death
The Police had filed an application before the court for an order to remand the duo for 30 days pending the completion of an investigation into the death of Mohbad
The Guardian Nigeria
Crime
Global executions in 2022 at highest rate for five years - Amnesty
A total of 883 people are known to have been put to death across 20 countries, marking a rise of 53% compared to 2021, according to the group's annual review.
BBC
Crime
Nigerian men charged over alleged sexual extortion that caused US teen's death
Using hacked social media accounts, and posing as young women the defendants are alleged to have lured American teenage and young adult males into sending nude images of themselves, which they later used to solicit money from the victims.
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