Joshlin Smith trial: Mother in South Africa charged with kidnapping and selling daughter
The prosecution claims Kelly Smith, who has pleaded not guilty, had been planning to sell Joshlin and her two other children since August 2023.
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Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. File pic: police handout/Reuters
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The home where Joshlin lived with her mother in a suburb of Saldanha Bay. File pic: Reuters
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Kelly Smith (wearing blue jacket standing at bench) and co-defendants Jacquen Appolis and Stevano van Rhyn at a court hearing in March 2024. File pic: Reuters
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Protests outside the Vredenburg magistrate court during a previous hearing. File pic: Reuters
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