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Racquel 'Kelly' Smith, mother of a missing child, faces serious charges as her emotional courtroom journey unfolds.
Appollis and Van Rhyn claim they were tortured by police to admit their involvement in the child's disappearance.
Captain Philip Seekoei's cross-examination in the Western Cape High Court raises critical questions regarding the legality of ...
On Thursday, proceedings started on a tense note as Judge Nathan Erasmus admonished Stevano van Rhyn’s defence attorney, Nobahle Mkabayi, over video evidence in court. Mkabayi continued the ...
A trial within a trial for the court to determine whether confession statements by two of the accused can be used as evidence ...
In the ongoing Joshlin Smith disappearance trial, defence lawyer Nobahle Mkabayi presents video evidence showing Steveno Van ...
Another day of the trial-within-a-trial in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case. Judge Nathan Erasmus is expected to rule tomorrow (Friday) on whether two of the accused made confessions freely and ...
The Western Cape High Court in Saldanha has now heard different accounts of how accused number one, Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis, ...
Week six of the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and trafficking case continues with lawyers still arguing about the admissibility of statements given to the police by Jacquen Appollis and Stefano Van Rhyn.
A neighbor reportedly testified in court that the 6-year-old's mother confided in her about a plan to sell her to a traditional healer who was interested in her eye and skin color Sean Neumann is ...
A young South African girl who disappeared last year aged six was allegedly sought by a traditional healer for her eyes and fair complexion, a court has heard. This is among the allegations that ...