Farmer jailed three years for defiling eight-year-old girl in Upper East Region
A Bolgatanga Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to three years imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Kanga, a suburb of Zorko in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. Yaw Apuriyuure Azorkosakiya, 19 years, was accused of defiling a female child below age 16 contrary to the Criminal and Other Offences Act […]
Five miners in Tarkwa jailed100 years for mining without authority
The Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced five persons to a total of 100 years imprisonment in hard labour for mining without authority. They are Sampson Mefe, Eric Bentua, Francis Nkubi, Timothy Kumordja and Evans Larbi, all being illegal miners. Although the five pleaded not guilty to the offence, they were found guilty after trial, and each was […]
Two Adentan Men jailed 20 years for snatching mobile phone
Two men who threatened a woman with a cutlass and robbed her of her mobile valued at GHC650, have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each by an Adentan Circuit Court. Stephen Kobi, a driver’s mate, and Bernard Nyarko aka Bible pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit crime and robbery. Kobi told […]
31-year-old chainsaw operator sentenced to 10 years imprisonment
By: Conrad Kadbry The Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced a 31 year old chainsaw operator Kingsley Tabitey from Akaa in the Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region to 10 years imprisonment for causing unlawful damage contrary to section 172 of the criminal code 1960 Act 29 of the Constitution. He pleaded guilty to the charges […]
Ashanti Region: Four persons who kidnapped two Canadian women jailed 10 years each
By: Beatrice Oppon Four persons who kidnapped two Canadian women at Kumasi in the Ashanti region in June 2019 have each been sentenced to ten years in prison in hard labour. The four convicts are a Computer Engineer Sampson Aghalor who is also the mastermind, Elvis Ojiyorwe, Jeff Omarsa all Nigerians and a Ghanaian Yussif […]
Trader, 71, jailed and fined for exposing baby to danger
A 71-year-old trader has been sentenced to 15 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for exposing a two-week-old baby to danger. This is after the court found Elizabeth Thompson guilty for exposing her granddaughter to danger. Elizabeth is said to have abandoned the baby behind a fenced wall at Dansoman Exhibition with the excuse […]
Lawyer and Proprietress of Orphanage jailed over deceit in adoption
By Beatrice Oppon A Lawyer, David Opare Asiedu and a Proprietress of an Orphanage, Elizabeth Arthur Adjei, have been sentenced to a three-year jail term each by an Accra Circuit Court after they were found guilty of deceiving a couple to give up their one-year-old child for adoption. In addition, Judge Susana Eduful also ordered […]
Security guard jailed two years for stealing
A 48-year-old private security man, caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV) for stealing from a supermarket he guards, has been jailed two years by the Assin-Fosu District Court. The convict, Iddrisu Razack, confessed to have been stealing boxes of milk, soft drinks, biscuits, chocolate drinks, and tomato paste from the company for the past two years. […]
Two Labourers jailed 50 years for robbery at Teshie
By Beatrice Oppong An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, has convicted two laborers for conspiracy to commit robbery, attempts to commit robbery and robbery. The Court sentenced each of the convicts, Sunday Bawa and Musah Ayuba to 25 years in prison. According to the facts presented in Court, the Complainant is George […]
