Murder

Robbers Kill Gas Station Owner At Gomoa Akotsi
28 Nov

Robbers Kill Gas Station Owner At Gomoa Akotsi

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A gang of two armed men have shot and killed a gas station owner at Gomoa Akotsi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The incident, according to a report by adomonline.com, occurred in the early hours of Thursday, November 28, 2024. The deceased, identified as Martin Okyere, and popularly known as Italian Burger, is a 50-year-old male who had been operating his gas station for over a decade. According to an eyewitness account, a number of gunshots were heard from the gas station, prompting the attention of those nearby. Persons who rushed to the station found the…
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2 Juveniles Remanded Over Murder Of JHS Graduate
15 Nov

2 Juveniles Remanded Over Murder Of JHS Graduate

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The Asokwa District Court has remanded two juveniles in custody, following their alleged involvement in the killing of a 16-year-old boy at Anloga, in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Dennis Owusu Ansah, a recent Basic Education Certificate Exam­ination (BECE) graduate set to start Senior High School, after an argument led to the main suspect, a 16-year-old girl, allegedly stabbing the victim. The second suspect, a 15-year-old girl is accused of abetting the murder. Ehen, the accused first appeared before court, the female suspect was charged with murder and caus­ing injury to Ansah, while the other female suspect was charged…
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Life Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murdering German Girlfriend And Daughter
06 Nov

Life Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murdering German Girlfriend And Daughter

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Boigouna Aloys, a Burkinabe national, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a High Court in Accra for murdering his German girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter at Kokrobite. The 47-year-old accused was found guilty by a seven-member jury after a trial in which the prosecution, led by Yvonne Yaache-Adomako, presented evidence from five witnesses. Aloys was charged with two counts of murder. The Burkinabe national was arrested by the police on October 8, 2020, after he secretly murdered and buried his 53-year-old girlfriend, Claudia Weizmann, and her 13-year-old daughter in a bushy area near their residence. Neighbours reported the disappearance…
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Kasoa Ritual Killing: 18-Year-Old Suspect Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
24 Oct

Kasoa Ritual Killing: 18-Year-Old Suspect Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

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The two teenagers standing trial for the killing of a ten-year-old in Kasoa have been found guilty of counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The two committed the offence in 2021 and have since been on trial. It has taken three years since the gory incident for the High Court to conclude the trial and return a verdict. The second accused, Nicholas Kini, who was 18 years old at the time of the incident, has been sentenced to life in prison. The first accused, who was 15 years old at the time of the incident, has, however, been…
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20-Year-Old Allegedly Confesses To Beheading Younger Brother
17 Oct

20-Year-Old Allegedly Confesses To Beheading Younger Brother

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A 20-year-old boy, Samuel Obeng has killed his 8-year-old brother, Messiah Akomeah in a bush near Kwamo in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti region. After the gruesome act, Samuel Obeng, returned home to inform his uncle about the murder. He claimed he was possessed by a spirit when he manipulated his younger brother to follow him to the remote location where he killed and tried to dispose off the body. The uncle of the suspect, Kofi Appiah in an interview with Adom News expressed shock at the gruesome act. Though he admitted the suspect smokes marijuana, known in local…
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14-Year-Old Girl Who Stabbed 3 People At School Says She Did It To Become Famous
07 Oct

14-Year-Old Girl Who Stabbed 3 People At School Says She Did It To Become Famous

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A 14-year-old girl who stabbed three individuals at a school informed police officers that it was "one way to be a celebrity," according to a courtroom report. Bloody knife A pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, as well as teachers Liz Hopkin and Fiona Elias, were transported to the hospital with stab wounds on 24 April. The jury at Swansea Crown Court viewed bodycam footage of a police officer who arrested the girl and sat with her in a vehicle on the fourth day of the trial. There, the girl referred to the pupil she had wounded, stating, "I stabbed her. I apologise."…
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Pastor Beheads 46-Year-Old Wife, Commits Suicide At Trabuom
30 Sep

Pastor Beheads 46-Year-Old Wife, Commits Suicide At Trabuom

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A 50-year-old pastor has allegedly beheaded his 46-year-old wife on a cassava farm at Trabuom in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Victor Appiah, founder of End Time Rapture Family Church, reportedly took his own life by drinking poison after killing his wife, Akua Emelia, the mother of eight children. The sad incident occurred on Saturday, September 28, 2024. According to eyewitnesses and family members, the couple had a history of domestic disputes, leading Akua to temporarily leave the marriage. However, Victor convinced her to return, only to sever her head with a machete. The woman's…
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23-Year-Old Student Arrested For Kidnap, Murder Of Friend In Nigeria
06 Sep

23-Year-Old Student Arrested For Kidnap, Murder Of Friend In Nigeria

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A 300-level student of Philosophy at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State in Nigeria, Ayomide Adeleye, has been arrested over the kidnap and alleged murder of Christiannah Idowu, a student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The gruesome kidnap and murder of Christiannah have generated condemnation on social media as Nigerians are demanding justice and immediate prosecution of the alleged killer. Information gathered by our correspondent revealed that 23-year-old Ayomide had confessed to the crime. According to a detailed report obtained by Vanguard, Christiannah Idowu was declared missing on August 19, 2024, after her parents were contacted…
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Man Nabbed For Allegedly Killing Sister, Lover And Friend
06 Sep

Man Nabbed For Allegedly Killing Sister, Lover And Friend

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In a tragic turn of events, a 300-level student from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Christiana Idowu, who was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos State, has reportedly been killed by her abductor. Christiana left her home in the Itaoluwo area of Ikorodu to travel to the University of Lagos in Yaba, where she was undergoing her industrial training when she was abducted by kidnappers. The suspect has since been arrested after combined efforts from security agencies. In a now-viral post on X, a user named @letter_to_jack shared that intelligence agents were able to track down…
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O’Reilly SHS Student Stabbed To Death Over Reported Argument On Whose Father Is Richer
04 Sep

O’Reilly SHS Student Stabbed To Death Over Reported Argument On Whose Father Is Richer

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The death of an 18-year-old final-year student from O'Reilly Senior High School in Accra, who was stabbed on campus on Monday and pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital has triggered a crucial meeting between the Ghana Education Service and the management of the school over how discipline is maintained on campus. The victim, a General Arts student, was reportedly engaged in an argument, with a schoolmate over whose father was wealthier. This happened after they had finished writing an exam. This degenerated into fisticuffs and Edward Borketey Sackey was stabbed multiple times. The suspect has only been identified as Godwin,…
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