Crime
Dutch Komenda: 70-year-old arrested for burying autistic grandson alive
Suspect, 70-year-old Kwaku Baah is said to have acted on the direction of a ritualist, who claimed the boy was a spirit child.
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Courts
Two remanded over alleged murder of two-year-old girl at Sefwi Awaso
Appearing before His Worship Lord Delvin Essandoh, the two were remanded to enable the Police to continue investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged offences.
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US
Father faces charges for encouraging 4-year-old to shoot police at a McDonald’s
While the man was being taken into custody, an officer turned around and saw a gun pointing out the back window, the release said
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Opinion
Of Section 315 (3) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30); Review of the Decision Of Augustine Yeboah vrs. Attorney-General, Dictum of Parker Yarney J.
The article reviews Augustine Yeboah v Attorney-General and examines when a prison sentence begins where a convicted person absconds before serving the sentence. It argues that the period spent at large must not count towards the sentence a...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Courts
Wa High Court jails tricycle rider 14 years for defiling three-year-old girl
The Wa High Court, presided over by Justice Osei-Wusu, handed down the sentence on October 30, 2026, following a full trial.
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Courts
87-year-old man gets 20-year jail term for defiling girl at Ofankor
In a statement dated October 12, 2026, the Accra Regional Police Command explained that the case came to light when the victim's mother returned home from work on August 29, 2026, and discovered bloodstains on her daughter's clothing.
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Courts
Pay ‘side-chick’ GH¢40k as damages – Court of Appeal affirms High Court decision against man
A three-member panel held that Benjamin Yeboah Anokye’s conduct provided sufficient evidence that he had promised to marry Priscilla Atsu, despite his denial and his claim that he was already married under the ordinance.
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Others
Religious Freedom In Schools: A Concern That Must Be Heard
The writer argues that public schools must balance institutional religious traditions with the constitutional imperative to protect every student’s freedom of belief and dignity in a pluralist democracy like Ghana.
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Courts
Court grants bail to two men accused of brutally assaulting 12-year-old boy
Presided over by Her Honour Mrs. Naa Amarley Akowah, the court granted bail to Issa Morro (58) and Abdul Rashid (27) in the sum of GH¢50,000, with two sureties.
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Crime
Woman captured on CCTV allegedly stealing baby from Ajumako market
The incident, which has sent shockwaves through the local community, occurred at the Ajumako market, where a CCTV camera recorded the woman walking away with the child after engaging the baby’s caregiver in a brief conversation.
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Europe
UK Labour MP arrested on suspicion of rape, child offences
Mr. Norris triumphed over Jacob Rees-Mogg to secure the newly established constituency of North East Somerset and Hanham in the previous year's general election.
Lawyer Monthly
Tech
Child-In-Tech Conference 2025 inspires next generation of Tech Leaders
Bringing together a diverse mix of mentors, volunteers, exhibitors, and speakers, the conference featured representatives from MTN and TapTap Send, who served as sponsors and shared their insights and experiences with the young audience.
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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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Europe
Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
Her decision came after more than a week of public outrage after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon in April 2023 to a man convicted of hiding a string of child sexual abuses in a state-run children’s home.
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Tech
Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child gamers.
BBC
Europe
UK: Woman jailed for injecting child with faeces has sentence increased
Elizabeth Faragher had her sentence extended from five years and 10 months to eight years after judges ruled the earlier jail term "unduly lenient".
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General
Law Lecturer makes case for inclusion of Gender and Law in all training modules at faculties
She spoke as part of a panel, discussing the role men can play as allies in achieving gender equality in Ghana.
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Supreme Court News
Threat of child Streetism: Child Rights International goes to Supreme Court
The suit, which was filed on March 3, 2022, and confirmed by the Executive Secretary, seeks to deal with the threat posed by child streetism to the Nation.
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Crime
German court sentences ISIL member to 10 years in prison
Monday’s conviction of Jennifer Wenisch, 30, by Munich’s Higher Regional Court marked one of the first court rulings anywhere in the world on ISIL’s persecution of the Yazidi community.
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Asia
No DNA test if there is no proof of adultery- India Supreme Court
As the counsel appearing for both the parties agreed to convince their clients, the bench posted the hearing for Wednesday to settle the dispute.
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