The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to death has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, in one of the worst-ever cases of cult-related mass deaths. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie appeared in court in the coastal city of Mombasa alongside 94 other suspects on Monday. Mr Mackenzie was […]
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A 15-year-old boy has died in Kasoa American Town after allegedly being beaten by his mother for stealing GH¢80.00. According to information gathered by the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the boy’s mother, owner of a popular Bakery in American Town, said her GH¢80.00 was missing and suspected her son of stealing the amount over the
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An alternative healer has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a woman at one of his workshops. Hongchi Xiao, 61, of Cloudbreak in California, was convicted after 71-year-old Danielle Carr-Gomm died from complications related to diabetes in 2016. The jury at Winchester Crown Court was told she had stopped taking
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A 56-year-old professional nurse, Clara Yanyi-Ampah, who worked as a Caregiver at Happy Bloomers School in Agbogba has been jailed for five years over the death of an 11-month-old baby. This was after the Caregiver, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he entered into plea bargaining negotiations with the office of the Attorney-General. Per the agreement,
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A 24-year-old Cleaner (now 30) who is said to have stabbed her boyfriend over a misunderstanding of a mobile phone has been convicted and sentenced to four years in jail for manslaughter. Linda Wodalor pleaded guilty to manslaughter instead of murder after activating Section 239 of Act 30 which allows an accused to plead guilty
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A mason apprentice, Ebenezer Kwayisi, has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the Accra High Court for his role in the murder of former law lecturer at the University of Ghana , Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The 28 year old was slapped with the jail term today by the court, presided over by Justice
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Police in Sunyani have arrested a 26-year-old taxi driver for knocking down two pedestrians on the Sunyani-Abesim stretch, killing one of them. According to a police situational report, the crash occurred on Sunday, March 17, 2024, around 8:30 am, when the suspect Gilbert Adika was driving a Toyota Vitz taxi cab with registration number GR7260-23,
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The Ashaiman District Court has remanded into Police custody, Abraham Ayah, a 21-year-old unemployed man, for allegedly murdering Ms. Jennifer Tetteh, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (ACT 29). The court presided over by Mr Derick Parden Eshun, remanded Ayah, whose plea was not taken, to reappear on March 13, 2024.
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The Kaneshie District Court has granted a GHC50,000.00 bail with two sureties to a female driver who allegedly knocked down a pedestrian who later lost her life at a hospital. The plea of the driver was not taken, and she is to make her next appearance on March 7, 2024. Police Chief Inspector Issifu Abudu
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The driver of the truck involved in a crash yesterday with a mini bus around the China Mall stretch of the Amasaman-Nsawam road, has been arrested by the police. The driver’s mate, who sustained injuries and was referred to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, for medical attention, did not go to the Hospital. On
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