District court in Accra handling criminal cases including murder, immigration fraud, and other felonies.
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Joy Online
… According to a Myjoyonline story published on September 13, 2026, a 32-year-old security guard employed by the couple as an errand boy has been arraigned before the Adabraka District Court and remanded in custody over the murder of the couple in their home in Asylum Down, a subur …
Who to allow into your home, who should come into your cyberspace? Trust is becoming unbecomingDaily Guide
… He was arraigned before the Adabraka District Court on September 15 and remanded into custody to reappear on September 29, 2026. …
My Son Was Murdered – Late Law Student’s FatherJoy Online
… He has since been arraigned before the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder. …
‘Who did this to you and what was your crime?’ – Father grives over late Ivan BaidooJoy Online
… He has since been arraigned before the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder. …
‘Who did this to you and what was your crime?’ – Father grieves over late Ivan BaidooJoy Online
… General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been arraigned before the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder over Baidoo’s death. …
Tribute, tears flow as family bids farewell to 20-year-old law studentJoy Online
The Adabraka District Court has remanded a police officer, Robert K. Koranteng, over the alleged murder of a 20-year-old law student on the Tema Motorway. …
Policeman remanded for allegedly causing death of law studentJoy Online
General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been arraigned at the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder over the death of 20-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo. …
Police officer charged with murder over death of 20-year-old law studentJoy Online
The Adabraka District Court has remanded a security guard over the alleged murder of a medical doctor and his wife at Asylum Down, Accra. Abraham Newton Awundok is accused of killing Dr Jesse Amuah, 80, and his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Esi Amuah, 64, on March 23, 2026, and concealin …
Security guard remanded over alleged murder of coupleJoy Online
The Adabraka District Court has remanded a 32-year-old security guard, Abraham Newton Awundok, into custody over the murder of an elderly couple at Asylum Down in Accra, following a dispute over a GH¢1,500 payment. …
Payment dispute led to murder of Dr Jesse Amuah and wife at Asylum Down – Court toldJoy Online
The Adabraka District Court has adjourned to September 28, the case of two brothers who are being for their involvement in the murder of a 54-year-old car dealer, Rahman Mohammed, at Beach Drive Estate, Tuba, near Weija. …
Tuba murder: Court adjourns case to September 28, as police prepare to forward docket to AGAn opinion piece examines growing difficulties in deciding who to allow into one's home or online spaces, citing a recent incident involving a house help and broader concerns about internet fraud and cyber security.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece examines growing difficulties in deciding who to allow into one's home or online spaces, citing a recent incident involving a house help and broader concerns about internet fraud and cyber security.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The father of Ivan Apprey Baidoo, a 20-year-old Central University Law student, has described his son's death as murder by a police officer rather than an accident, during a tribute read on Saturday. The father expressed grief over his son's death, stating it reflects disrespect for fundamental human rights and inequality before the law.
22 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The father of 20-year-old Ivan Apprey Baidoo, a law student, has broken his silence at his son's burial service, saying Ivan did not simply die but was murdered by a police officer. According to the account, Ivan left home on August 27 to play football at East Legon Astroturf Park; during a pursuit toward the motorway, an officer allegedly hit or kicked the rear of his bike, causing Ivan to sustain fatal injuries including head injuries, broken ribs, and internal bleeding.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The father of 20-year-old Ivan Apprey Baidoo, a law student at Central University, has spoken at his son's burial service, describing Ivan's death as murder at the hands of a police officer. According to the account, Ivan left home on August 27 to play football and was fatally injured after a police officer allegedly struck his motorcycle near the motorway.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Family, friends and schoolmates gathered at a burial service in North Legon for 20-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo, whose death is the subject of a murder case before the courts. Members of the Adisadel Old Boys Association sang the school anthem in his honour, with mourners reflecting on his kindness and generosity.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A traffic police officer has been remanded by Adabraka District Court over the alleged murder of a 20-year-old law student who died during a police pursuit on the Tema Motorway on August 27, 2026. The officer allegedly kicked the student's motorbike, causing the rider to lose control and crash.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been charged with murder over the death of 20-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo. The officer, stationed at the Traffic Management Enforcement Unit, allegedly kicked a motorbike during a traffic pursuit on August 27, 2026, causing it to crash; the rider lost control and struck a concrete barrier.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adabraka District Court remanded Abraham Newton Awundok over the alleged murder of Dr Jesse Amuah, 80, and his wife Elizabeth Esi Amuah, 64, at Asylum Down, Accra on March 23, 2026. According to prosecution, Awundok, who worked as a security guard and did household chores for the couple, allegedly killed them with a pestle and kitchen knife following a dispute over payment.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 32-year-old security guard has been remanded into custody over the murder of Dr Jesse Amuah, 80, and his wife Elizabeth Esi Amuah, 64, at their Asylum Down residence in Accra on 23 March 2026, following a payment dispute over GH¢1,500. He allegedly concealed their bodies in a septic tank and fled to Dubai but was arrested and deported back to Ghana in August 2026 to face trial.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adabraka District Court has adjourned the case of two brothers accused of murdering a 54-year-old car dealer and shooting his wife to September 28, as police prepare to forward the case docket to the Attorney General's Office for advice.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adabraka District Court has remanded Bright Aweh and Thomas Zigah in custody for two weeks while the prosecution awaits a DNA examination report and Attorney-General's advice in the case of murdered Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah. The case was originally adjourned to July 29, 2026, for judgment.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adabraka District Court has remanded Bright Owusu and Thomas Zigah into prison custody over the alleged killing of Immigration Officer Stephen King Amoah. The prosecution said investigations are ongoing and requested two more weeks to complete inquiries, including information from the Cyber Crime Unit.
29 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Police have received a DNA report but are awaiting the full autopsy report in the July 2025 murder case of Ghana Immigration Service officer Stephen King Amoah, whose partially burnt body was found at Ashongman Estates in Accra. Two suspects, Bright Aweh and Thomas Zigah, have been remanded in police custody pending trial, with the court adjourning the case to June 29, 2026.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Immigration Service prosecuted a 41-year-old Nigerian woman, Franca Wilson, who attempted to obtain a Ghanaian passport using falsified nationality documents including a fraudulent birth certificate and Ghana Card. She pleaded guilty before Adabraka District Court on May 12, 2026, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour on three counts running concurrently.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adabraka District Court has adjourned the case of policewoman Gifty Oppong, accused of killing taxi driver Edward Awuku Owusu at Tetegu near Weija, to May 26. The court directed the prosecution to expedite preparation of a duplicate docket for the Attorney-General's Department; the case has been pending since February 3, 2026.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's CID has arrested a 25-year-old fetish priest in connection with the murder and mutilation of Joyce Akua Ampongmaa, a 40-year-old trader from Akweley Kasoa. Her mutilated body was discovered in a bush at Awutu Bentum on March 10, 2026; police say the suspect lured her into the bush under the pretext of gathering herbs and killed her with a cutlass.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →