They were convicted of kidnapping and trafficking 6-year-old Joshlin Smith. The trio are back in court for pre-sentencing ...

CAPE TOWN - A human trafficking expert is among witnesses being lined up for sentencing proceedings in the Joshlin Smith ...

The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, and her co-accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, were convicted of kidnapping and ...

Sentencing for the three convicted kidnappers of six-year-old Joshlin Smith is set for late May, as the community of ...

The sentencing proceedings for Racquel Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, convicted of human trafficking and kidnapping Joshlin Smith, will be held from 27 to 29 May 2025.

The Western Cape High Court has postponed sentencing proceedings in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case to May 29.

The court found that the state had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Kelly Smith was the mastermind behind the ...

The Western Cape High Court finds Racquel ‘Kelly’ Smith and her accomplices guilty of kidnapping and trafficking six-year-old ...

The trial involving Joshlin’s mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, and her co-accused, Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis and Steveno van ...

While all three accused in the Joshlin Smith trial have been convicted, uncertainty continues to cloud the case as the ...

Judge Nathan Erasmus appreciated the community's support during the Joshlin Smith trial before convicting the accused in the ...

High Court Delivers Verdict On the Joshlin Smith Case. After 34 days of testimony and cross-examination, the Western Cape ...