District court in Accra handling criminal cases including murder, fraud, and manslaughter charges.
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… The suspect was arraigned before the Adabraka District Court on March 13, 2026, and remanded into police custody. …
Police arrest fetish priest over murder and mutilation of Kasoa traderA 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.
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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.
11 hours ago · 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.
14 hours ago · 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 →