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Kasoa Ritual Murder: Kini gets life imprisonment; minor referred to juvenile court for sentencing

An Accra High Court Thursday sentenced Nicolas Kini, a student, to life imprisonment for killing 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdalla at Kasoa in 2021 for money ritual. The Court has, however, released his accomplice, a minor, to a juvenile court for sentencing. Nicloas Kini was jailed because he is an adult when he committed the offence […]

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Abbott must pay $495 million in premature infant formula trial, jury finds

A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ (ABT.N) specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $495 million in damages. The verdict in St. Louis, Missouri state court comes in the first trial against the company out of hundreds of similar

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Abesim murder case suffers adjournment over absence of jurors

The commencement of the trial of Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim near Sunyani has suffered another adjournment over the absence of jurors. On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, the case was called for a Case Management Completion plan to be agreed on by

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Setback for Ghana’s justice delivery as jurors declare strike over allowance

Jurors nationwide have announced an indefinite strike, effective immediately, citing the non-payment of their allowances as the primary reason for their action. In a unified statement released by the jurors, they underscored the financial strain caused by the absence of these payments. “This situation has made it practically impossible for us to continue to pre-finance our

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Jamaican musician Vybz Kartel has murder conviction quashed

  The Jamaican musician Vybz Kartel’s conviction for the murder of an associate more than a decade ago has been quashed, with a London court ruling that attempts to bribe the trial jury meant the conviction was unsafe. The dancehall star, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is one of Jamaica’s most popular artists and

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Canadian murder: Court sets May 9 to start Safina’s trial

An Accra High Court has fixed May 9, this year, to start trial of Safina Mohammed Adizatu accused of killing her Canadian boyfriend, Frank Kofi Osei at Ashaley Botwe in July 2022. The court at the last sitting empaneled a seven-member jury. Safina, aka Safina Diamond, a student, has pleaded not guilty to the charge

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Canadian murder: Seven-member jury constituted to quick start trial

A seven-member jury has been constituted to quick start trial of Safina Mohammed Adizatu accused of murdering her Canadian boyfriend, Frank Kofi Osei, at Ashaley Botwe in July 2022. The court at its last sitting slated February 27, 2024 for the empaneling of jurors. The accused person who was given the option to select the

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Kentucky prosecutor accused of trading legal favors for explicit videos is found guilty

A former Kentucky prosecutor abused his office by doing favors for a woman facing criminal charges and in return soliciting sexually explicit videos from her, a federal court jury ruled Friday. The jury deliberated about six and a half hours on Friday before returning the verdict against Ronnie Goldy. The jury convicted Goldy on six

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Jury System Should Be Scrapped-Godfred Yeboah Dame

  The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is advocating for elimination of the jury system from the country’s jurisprudence. In his view, the jury system is one of the reasons some of the cases delay in court and that, “I personally think that the jury system ought to be eliminated.” He said

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