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Teenager remanded for allegedly inflicting cutlass wounds on mother, sister
The Kuntanase District Court, Ashanti Region, has remanded a 17-year-old boy for allegedly inflicting multiple cutlass wounds on his mother and sister.
The plea of Isaac Opoku was not taken because police investigations are ongoing.
The victims, Mesdames Grace Yeboah and Margaret Oduro, remain on admission, while the court ordered that the accused be brought back on July 8, 2026.
Chief Inspector Samuel Krah, prosecuting, told the court that the accused and the two victims were residents of Kokobriko in the Ashanti Region.
Madam Margaret Oduro and the accused are the biological children of Madam Grace Yeboah.
The prosecution said on June 21, 2026, at about 20:00 hours, the accused, alleged to be a drug addict, left 10 parcels of dried cannabis in his room and went out. On his return, he discovered one parcel was missing.
The accused allegedly became furious, picked up a cutlass and demanded the missing parcel. Out of fear, the victims handed him the remaining nine parcels, but he insisted they were hiding the other one and threatened to attack them if they failed to produce it.
The prosecution said the accused then used the cutlass to inflict multiple wounds on the victims, causing them serious injuries.
Neighbours rushed to the scene, rescued the victims and alerted a police patrol team.
The accused, who sustained minor injuries, and the victims were taken to St. Michael Hospital for treatment.
Chief Inspector Krah said the accused was treated, discharged and subsequently arrested.
On June 23, Margaret Oduro’s condition worsened and she was referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
During investigations, the accused admitted the offence in his cautioned statement and led police to retrieve the cutlass used in the attack.
He has been charged with causing unlawful harm and remanded into custody. –GNA
Medical Doctor and dietician, Dr Bernice Korkor Asare, has urged women to take greater responsibility for their lifestyle choices, particularly their eating habits and levels of physical activity, to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
According to her, although, some breast cancer risk factors, such as family history and certain reproductive factors, may not be within an individual’s control, lifestyle choices offer an opportunity for people to take preventive action.
She made this known during a talk on the topic: “Role of diet in breast cancer prevention” organised by Times Ladies Association of the New Times Corporation, publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, in Accra on Thursday.
The event themed “Breast Cancer Awareness- Promoting Early Detection, Healthy Eating and Prevention.” 
She noted that having a risk factor did not automatically mean a person would develop breast cancer, but could increase the likelihood of developing the disease compared with someone without that particular risk factor.
“Having close relatives who have had breast cancer, particularly a mother, sister or daughter, may increase the risk, although not everyone with a family history will develop the disease,” Dr Asare opined. Read More.
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A group of compassionate friends from Innovation Gospel Impact last Friday visited the management, teachers and learners of the Street Academy in Accra.
The visit was to interact to get a deeper insight into the operations of the Academy that houses hundreds of street and underprivileged children and find ways to support them.
The team was led by Rev. Dr Isaac Apenteng Yeboah, a former Director for West African Mailbox Club and Director for Prisons Support Foundation, and Rev. Dale Sutherland from Washington DC.
The call, according to the visitors was occasioned by reports about the struggles of the Academy despite the occasional support it enjoys from individuals and some corporate entities.
Briefing them, the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Ataa Lartey, thanked them for the concern showed, indicating that “this is a major boost for both teachers and learners; knowing that their plight is known by people outside their premises.”
According Dr Lartey, the Academy had planned to undertake a number of project to enhance teaching and learning and also procure facilities for the children with keen interest in sports but had to shelve those plans for lack of finance.
He told the team that their biggest concerns were the monthly utility bills that takes a toll on their finances.
“We have a piece of land we planned to turn into an astro turf pitch to train the younger ones whose interests lies in making a career out of football, however, we have been unable to commence because there is no money now,” he said.
Dr Lartey expressed gratitude to the teachers who have dedicated their lives to training these children, rather than going for well-paying jobs and hoped that with time, their conditions of engagement would improve.
Moved by the plight of the Academy, the group donated a cash amount of Gh₵3,000 to settle its water bills.
They described as unfortunate the conditions of learners and teachers of the Academy and pledged to continuously support their operations to realize the dream to build a better future for the unfortunate children.
The group offered to support the school with its monthly utility bills, feeding and staff allowance and urged the Academy staff to remain in constant touch with them.
The Street Academy is located at the Accra Art Center and offers brilliant but needy the chance to pursue their educational dreams by enrolling them in public schools with others offered training in sports and cultural activities.
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