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17 May

Former Mentor Contestant Jailed For Life For Manslaughter

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A former contestant of a television reality show (Mentor) has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty for manslaughter by a seven-member jury. Bismark Ato Foster was charged for two counts namely; murder and use of offensive weapon which led to the death of one Razak Mohammed, at Nungua Coco-Beach on September 26, 2016. Though he pleaded not guilty to the two charges, the jury found him guilty for manslaughter instead of murder, seven years after the incident. The jury had returned a 6-1 guilty verdict against him for both charges but upon further deliberations, returned again…

Woman, 43, Jailed For Possessing ‘Weed’ In Oti Region

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A 43-year-old woman, Amina Musa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour for unlawful possession and sale of cannabis popularly known as ‘weed’. She was sentenced by the Jasikan Circuit Court, presided over His Honour Alfred Kwabena Asiedu, in the Oti Region on Friday, March 31, 2023. Amina Mush was also ordered by the Court to pay a fine of 10,000 penalty units or in default serve another 3 years imprisonment which will run concurrently. The Police prosecutor, Detective Inspector Bright Nkansah told the Court that on February 2023, the Nkwanta police patrol team acted on…

Ukraine War: Russian Soldier Vadim Shishimarin Jailed For Life Over War Crime

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A court in Ukraine has jailed a Russian tank commander for life for killing a civilian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion. Captured soldier Sgt Vadim Shishimarin was convicted of killing Oleksandr Shelipov, 62, in the north-eastern village of Chupakhivka on 28 February. He admitted shooting Mr Shelipov but said he had been acting on orders and asked forgiveness of the man's widow. Many other alleged war crimes are being investigated by Ukraine. Moscow has denied its troops targeted civilians during the invasion, despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary, while Ukraine says more than 11,000…