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Joshlin Smith update: Kelly Smith, Jacquen and Steveno file for leave to appeal convictions
Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn have filed for leave to appeal their convictions in the Joshlin Smith ...
Prosecutors remain hopeful in Joshlin Smith case despite life sentences for kidnappers
Despite the court’s decision bringing a degree of legal closure to a year-long investigation, Swanepoel emphasised that the ...
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We can do more to protect our children
Murder, rape and mysterious disappearances are among the horrifying crimes committed against South Africa’s children.
Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'
The courts heard from witnesses that Kelly Smith sold Joshlin Smith for her "eyes and skin" to a traditional healer.
The children abducted and sold to be cut into pieces for black magic rituals: As mother is jailed for life for selling six-year-old girl, how the gruesome market for bo…
Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, 35, was last week found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking her daughter Joshlin. But Joshlin is far ...
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‘BOETA SAL SING’
PATRIOTIC Alliance leader and South Africa’s Minster of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, believes Jacquen “Boeta” ...
Fears toddler killed in chilling copycat crime of girl sold for 'eyes and skin'
The harrowing case of Kutlawano Shalaba has drawn comparisons to that of Racquel "Kelly" Smith, who was jailed last week for ...
Mother is accused of SELLING two-year-old daughter to 'shaman' after corpse is found - as it's feared she was murdered for body parts in second witch doctor case t…
Kuneuwe Shalaba appeared alongside 'shaman' Sebokoana Khounyana in court yesterday, charged with the brutal murder of her ...
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Six-year-old Joshlin Smith went missing from her home. Her mum had sold her for money.
On Thursday, her mother, South African woman Racquel "Kelly" Smith, was found guilty of kidnapping and trafficking Joshlin, ...
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South Africa: Justice Committee Welcomes Sentencing in Joshlin Smith Case
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has commended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for securing life sentences for all three accused ...