A 32-year-old tiler, Stephen Otu, was sentenced to 22 years in prison with hard labor by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old girl. Otu, who is commonly known as Atta, pleaded guilty to the charges and requested leniency from the court. However, presiding Judge Hathia Ama Manu emphasized the need for […]
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The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced Samuel Kpomble, a 25-year-old labourer, to six months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing water meters belonging to the Ghana Water Company Limited. The court presided over by Mr. Derrick Parden Eshun convicted Kpomble on his own plea of guilty of stealing. The facts of the case stated that
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A 53-year-old farmer, Bashiru Gambo, who attempted to offer his son for sale, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. He was charged for trading of person contrary to section 2 (1) of the Human Trafficking Act 694 of 2005, pleaded guilty to the offence and asked the
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The Gender-Based Violence Court has sentenced a 28-year-old houseboy to seven years imprisonment for having sex with his employer’s 12-year-old daughter. Augustine Owusu was charged with defilement. He has pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Dora Inkumsah Eshun convicted Owusu on his on plea and sentenced him accordingly. The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector
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Two persons, a driver and a teacher, have been convicted by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court in separate incidents involving attempted smuggling of cocoa beans to neighbouring Togo. Abraham Benning Donkor, 38, the a driver was jailed five years with hard labour on one count of unauthorized Purchasing of Cocoa Beans contrary to Section4(1) of the
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An Accra Circuit Court has convicted a 30-year-old student for issuing a dud cheque with the face value GHC50,000.00 to the Customer Service Manager of Goil. Henry Ulsen Alibah, pleaded guilty, and he was convicted accordingly but sentence was deferred till May 9, 2024. The Court presided over by Mr Isaac Oheneba Kuffour gave the
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The Odumase Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced one Issifu Nyandi to seven years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle bags of cocoa beans from Ghana to neighbouring Togo. The court presided over by Justice Kwesi Apiatse Abaiddu found the convict guilty of the offence on his plea. The convict was arrested with the cocoa beans on
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A 47-year-old charcoal producer, John Ansah, who consistently assaulted his 13-year-old daughter, has been remanded into police custody by the Tarkwa Circuit Courts. Ansah, who was charged with causing harm, indecent assault and female genital mutilation, pleaded guilty. Although, the presiding judge, Mrs Hathia Ama Manu, convicted him on his own plea, the court deferred
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A 39-year-old farmer, who defiled a six-year-old girl under a palm tree at Dompim-Pepesa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Samuel Attomoh was charged with defiling a female below age 16 contrary to section 101 of the criminal offences Act 1960
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