Crime
Stepmother accused of burning 3-year-old with hot water in Winneba
The child’s mother explained that the girl had travelled from Swedru to stay with her father during the vacation but returned with visible injuries.
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Africa
Zambians demand harsher penalties amid surge in child rape cases
Sparked by several harrowing reports, the protest reflected widespread anger over the brutality of the incidents—some of which resulted in the deaths of young victims.
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Crime
3 teenage girls arrested for allegedly killing 16-year-old BECE graduate
The tragic incident took place on Monday night around 7:30 p.m. in Anloga, Ashanti Region, following a confrontation between Dennis and one of the girls as they were escorting a friend home.
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Crime
Court remands alleged baby thieves in police custody
Magdalene Nana Adwoa Boafo, 28; Faustina Binney, 32; and Eunice Koomson, 36, pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy to steal a child and stealing.
GNA
Crime
Man 50 impregnates 14-year-old JHS student; victim sacked from school
The authorities of Southlane Lake View School, at Kasoa-Hideout, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, sacked the victim against policy guidelines of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
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Europe
UK: Nurse who deliberately poisoned young boy with laxatives jailed for seven years
Tracy Menhinick consented to treatments, procedures and operations on the child that she knew were unnecessary - "all to his permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life".
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AG directs Police CID to investigate alleged child marriage between Nungua Gborbu Wulomo and 12-year-old
In a letter addressed to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Faustina A.K. Andoh-Kwofie, the Director-General, CID, Deputy Attorney-General, Diana Asonaba Dapaah said should the allegations turn out true, her Office would prosecute the mat...
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US
Parenting advice YouTuber and influencer jailed for child abuse
Franke, a mother of six from Utah who gave parenting tips via a once-popular video blog called "8 Passengers", admitted four counts of aggravated child abuse.
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Europe
British woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit during lockdown
The 44-year-old mother of three obtained pills from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) during lockdown, under laws introduced in the COVID pandemic.
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Africa
Children are mothers' babies, but fathers maybes - Court ruling divides Kenyans
The appellant, Sylvanus Manuel Walutsachi, sued St. Mary's Mission Hospital in Kakamega accusing it of failure to detain the woman in question for choosing to leave with a different male companion.
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Crime
North East Region: Man arrested for abducting 5-year-old
The suspect allegedly escaped with the child from Walewale in the North-East Region to a farming community in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality in the Upper East Region.
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Courts
Drummer jailed for defiling minor in church office
Nathaniel Ayiku was found to have defiled the girl on the church premises after a wedding ceremony in October last year.
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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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Domestic Violence: Support Centre, App launched for victims-Ken Ofori-Atta
On human trafficking, the minister indicated thatthe Ministry provided comprehensive trauma-informed care to 503 victims of Human Trafficking in Human Trafficking Adult and Children’s shelters
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Courts
Coalition appeals for abolishing taxes on sanitary pads
International Day of the Girl-Child is celebrated on October 11 every year and is dedicated to the growth of girls around the world.
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Courts
Electrician jailed 24 years for defilement, incest
“When the accused heard the young man had denied responsibility, he took the victim to LEKMA Hospital at Teshie Nungua and aborted the pregnancy in July this year,
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Asia
No skin-to-skin contact: India ‘outrageous’ sexual assault order struck down
The accused tried to bring down the salwar [pyjama bottom] of the girl and even then bail was granted,”
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Crime
More tales of missing babies pop up
Four months after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) busted a series of baby-harvesting and child-trafficking syndicates in Accra, more people have stepped forward with horrifying tales of missing babies.
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General
Child Rights Int’l to take action against celebrities using their kids for business on social media
Bright Appiah, Executive Director of Child Rights International has hinted that very soon, his organization will be going after celebrities who have opened social media pages for their children and using that for commercial purposes.
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Courts
Dreadlocks saga: Achimota school sued again
Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, one of the two Rastafarian students at the centre of the Achimota School admission brouhaha has also sued the school over his rejection.
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