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Mason apprentice jailed three years for stealing; spends stolen money on prostitutes

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An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 37-year-old mason apprentice to three years imprisonment for stealing GHC15,000 cedis from his boss and spending it on eight prostitutes. Police investigations revealed that Boame spent between GHC350 and GHC550 on the eight prostitutes after having fun with them. Richard Boame is said to have also used part […]

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Xavier Sosu proposes legislation to substitute community Service for minor offence penalties

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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has put forward a new bill in Parliament aimed at amending the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30). The proposed amendments introduce community service and a Bond of Good Behaviour as alternatives to conventional custodial sentences and fines, particularly for minor offences. Mr

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Actor Alec Baldwin Charged again with manslaughter in ‘Rust’ movie-set shooting

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Alec Baldwin on Friday was charged again with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust,” reinstating a criminal case against the actor months after previous charges were dropped. Friday’s indictment by a New Mexico grand jury followed an independent forensic test concluding that Baldwin, 65,

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Sexual Assault Charge – I Was Drunk says Dani Alves

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Former Brazil international Dani Alves said for the first time that he was drunk on the night he is accused of committing sexual assault, judicial sources have confirmed to news agency EFE. If accepted as a mitigating factor when the case goes to court in February, it could lead to a reduced sentence in the

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Ayeduase: Househelp in Court for Allegedly Murdering 83-year-old Mistress

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The Ghana Police Service says it has completed investigations into the case of Marku Kuami, a house help accused of murdering her madam in the Kumasi suburb of Ayeduase in the Ashanti region. The suspect made a second appearance before the Asokwa District Court on Wednesday (17 January). An officer who held brief for police

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Gregory Afoko: New Jury Ready For 3rd Trial

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A new seven-member jury has been empaneled to hear the case of Gregory Afoko who is accused of murdering the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Upper East Regional Chairman, Adams Mahama in 2015. The accused yesterday pleaded not guilty – the third time he is doing so to one count of murder and one count of

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Man faces attempted murder charge after viral video of judge attack

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A man accused of attacking a Las Vegas judge in a viral video last week is now facing an attempted murder charge, court records show. Deobra Redden is accused of attacking District Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Wednesday during his sentencing hearing for an attempted battery with substantial bodily harm charge. Holthus ordered Redden back

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Ritual Goes Wrong: Fetish priest ‘mistakenly’ shoots woman dead

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A 22-year-old mother of one, Lydia Boatema, was allegedly shot dead by a fetish priest known as Nana Kwarteng, also called Sampson on New Year’s eve, according to myjoyonline.com report. The incident is said to have occurred as she was returning from a 31st night church service in Abirem, near Kenyasi in Kumasi. Lydia Boatema,

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Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing Reeva Steenkamp

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Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing Reeva Steenkamp Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. Ms Steenkamp’s mother said

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