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07 Feb

Landguard Shoots Farmer Dead At Akyem Ayisikrom

CUD Wontumi0 CommentsNewscrime, Languard

A suspected landguard has shot and killed 27-year-old farmer Theophilus Della Tugba at Akyem Ayisikrom in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region. Reports indicate the incident occurred during a forceful takeover of ancestral farmland that has sustained the community for centuries. In an interview with Adom News, some peasant farmers who depend on the land claimed that the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council had sold it to a private developer. As a result of the alleged sale, they are being forcibly evicted, and a confrontation during their resistance led to the fatal shooting of Theophilus. At a press…

26 Oct

Robert Card Named As Lewiston Shooting Person Of Interest After 22 Killed At Maine Bowling Alley Full Of Kids & A Bar

wontumionlineNewscrime, Maine, Police, Shootings

COPS are hunting for a suspected gunman after at least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured in two shootings that rocked Maine. Robert Card, 40, has been named as a person of interest after gunfire erupted at a bowling alley and pool hall in Lewiston on Wednesday night. 9 Police are searching for Robert Card, 40, in connection to Wednesday night's mass shooting in MaineCredit: AP:Associated Press 9 He was named as a person of interest hours after cops released photos of a gunman suspected of killing at least 22 peopleCredit: Facebook/Lewiston Maine Police Department 9 Haunting photos show the shooter pointing…

26 Oct

Ed Sheeran Caught In Air Rage Drama On BA Flight As Drunk Yob Makes Monkey Noises To Crew Before Armed Cops Arrest Him

wontumionlineShowbizBritish Airways, crime, Ed Sheeran, Exclusives, London Heathrow, Police, United States

Ed was an hour into his journey from Miami to Heathrow when the foul-mouthed lout sparked trouble. SINGER Ed Sheeran was caught in a terrifying air-rage incident when a drunk passenger racially abused crew. The Shape of You star, 32, was an hour into his journey from Miami to Heathrow when the foul-mouthed lout sparked trouble by demanding booze. 3 Ed agreed to a selfie with fan Dan Haughian at the departure gate at Miami before the air-rage incidentCredit: Facebook 3 A drunken yob hurled racist abuse and made monkey noises at crewCredit: DAN HAUGHIAN He was restrained and armed…

25 Sep

60-Year-Old Woman Shot Dead Over Witchcraft Accusation

wontumionlineNewscrime, murder, witchcraft

A 60-year-old woman, Musah Azaratu Poanaa, has been shot dead by two young men in Janga, in the West Mamprusi Municipality for allegedly trying to bewitch a resident in the community, locals have said. According to eyewitnesses, the woman was killed by the men believed to be the sons of the man that the deceased was allegedly trying to bewitch. The daughter of the deceased, Musah Asana, said she was in the room with her siblings when the assailants came into their house and started firing warning shots. “They were two so, one gave a warning shot and brought my mother out [from the…

18 Sep

UK Police Urged To Investigate Sex Assault Allegations Against Comedian Russell Brand

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LONDON (AP) — Senior British politicians on Monday urged police to investigate sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, as the U.K. entertainment industry faced questions about whether the comedian’s bad behavior went unchallenged because of his fame. Brand denies allegations of sexual assault made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. The accusers, who have not been named, include one who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another woman says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012. Russell Brand allegedly sent a car to…