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20 Oct

Woman, Son Arrested Over Killing Of Farmer

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A 57-year-old woman, Akua Kesewaa, and her 26-year-old son, Emmanuel Aboagye, are being investigated by the Oda Police for the lynching of a 56-year-old farmer at Akyem Manso in the Eastern Region. Confirming the incident to the Daily Graphic at Oda last Tuesday, the Oda Municipal Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Daniel Amoako, said around 12.30 p.m. on October 12, 2023, Kesewaa returned home from a one-week observance of a deceased person at Manso to find a relative of hers, Kwame Poakwa, who had quit the family house for about 10 years and rented his room to someone, splashing water in…

18 Oct

Man Weeps After Life Sentence For Stabbing 19-Year-Old

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Michael Tetteh, a factory hand has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing Patrick Gyasi, an okada rider with a broken bottle during a fight. This was after a seven-member jury returned a verdict of guilty on Tetteh, who was facing a charge of murder at the Accra High Court. Tetteh stabbed the deceased at Oduman near Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region on June 16, 2017. Background The convict and the deceased were both residents of Oduman, near Amasaman in Accra. On June 16, 2017, the deceased stopped at a place known as Otumfour Spot at Oduman. The prosecution…

11 Oct

15-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Grandmother In Jaman South

wontumionlineNewsGrandmother, Jaman, murder

A 15-year-old boy from Drobo Gonasua in the Jaman South municipality has been taken into custody for his suspected role in the tragic murder of his grandmother. The lifeless body of the deceased, a woman in her late 50s, was discovered in the backyard of her residence after she had been reported missing for three days. Shockingly, her remains were found concealed under a bathing sink. A search party had been deployed to locate her prior to this grim discovery. Sources say the boy struck her head with a wooden pestle before dragging the body out and covering the body…

03 Oct

Woman Killed By House Help Died Of Multiple Head And Stomach Injuries

wontumionlineNewsHouse help, John Allister, murder, Sokoban-Apaaso.

The 35-year old woman who was allegedly murdered by her house help died of multiple head and abdominal injuries. That is according to an autopsy report presented in the Asokore Mampong District Magistrate Court on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Stella Osei, also known as Princess Afua Ahenkan sustained multiple head and stomach injuries after being hit in the head and stabbed in the stomach multiple times by the key suspect, John Allister. Allister and an accomplice, James Anokye, a 27-year old driver are standing trial over the alleged murder of the business woman at her Sokoban Apaaso home on September…

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…

19 Sep

Chilling Account Of How House Help Murdered His Madam In Cold Blood In Kumasi

wontumionlineNewsApaaso murder, House help, murder, Princess Afua Ahenkan

Details have emerged of how a house help murdered his employer, Stella Osei aka Princess Afua Ahenkan at Sokoban-Apaaso near Kumasi. According to court documents, the accused, John Allister, got hired a day after applying for the position, on September 4, 2023, through an Accra-based employment agency. He allegedly committed the murder six days after starting the job. On September 11, 2023, at about 11 am, moments after the deceased had prepared fufu which she enjoyed with the accused, she was stabbed in the stomach, hit several times on the head and face with a club. The accused is said to…

18 Sep

One Arrested In Connection With Alleged Rape And Murder At Anwiankwantah

wontumionlineNewsAnwiankwanta, murder

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has picked up one person in connection with the death of 18-year-old Georgina Agyemang at Anwiankwantah in the Bekwai Municipality. The body was found half naked on Saturday noon, at an uncompleted building a few metres from her sister’s home. Already, the bizarre state in which the victim was found has led to speculations of strangulation and rape. Speaking to JoyNews, an uncle of the deceased, Nana Kwarteng Amoaninn III insists the young girl was killed at a different location and transported to the building. He says the case has been reported to the police with…

04 Aug

Bekwai MCE’s Daughter Allegedly Murdered At Her Home

wontumionlineNewsBekwai MCE, murder

The daughter of the Municipal Chief Executive of Bekwai in the Ashanti region, Kwaku Kyei Baffour, has allegedly been killed in her home at Bebu in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, 3rd August 2023. According to the assembly member for the Bebu electoral area, Boakye Ansah, the husband of the deceased discovered her lifeless body upon returning from work, with her neck turned unnaturally. The police were immediately notified and have begun their investigations into the circumstances surrounding the young woman’s death. The assembly member for the area, Boakye…

21 Jul

N/R: Five Arrested In Alleged Murder Of Two Persons Accused Of Witchcraft

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The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of two people accused of witchcraft at Zakpalsi in the Northern Region’s Mion region. The five accused were among seven others who reportedly attacked the dead. It will be recalled that in May 2023, two people, Sharu Mohammed (70) and Safura, were lynched by a mob in Zakpalsi after being suspected of witchcraft. The Police launched an investigation into the matter. The investigation by the Police led to the arrest of the five suspects on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the police are looking for the remaining suspects.…

18 May

‘Kwabena, Strike Your Perpetrators’ – Mother Of 12-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Murdered By Ritualist

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The mother of a twelve-year-old boy, who was murdered with his tongue cut off, has called on the spirit of her son to mete vengeance on his killers. The alleged ritual murder is said to have been committed by a close neighbor who is currently in police custody. Speaking in an interview with Adom News, the mother expressed her grief and called on the spirit of her late son, Justice Akakpo, to strike his murderers. The mother, who was emotional during the interview, stated, "Why are you people doing me like that? Why did you do that to Akakpo? You…