#JoshlinSmith
"There's no evidence, no indication of her NOT being alive."

- Greg Clifton, Founder - PayItForward #JoshlinSmith
Holding out hope: Why some people believe Joshlin Smith is still alive
On the 19 February 2024, Joshlin Smith disappeared from her Middelpos home in Saldanha Bay.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Where is #JoshlinSmith? Is she alive? What really happened to her?

(Clarence Ford interviews Caroline Peters of the Callas Foundation.)
'Justice is not a verdict. Justice is Joshlin coming home!' - activist
Where is Joshlin Smith? Is she alive? What really happened to her?
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May 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The State's main witness in the #JoshlinSmith trial is set to return to the dock on Tuesday to continue her cross-examination.
Joshlin Smith case: State's key witness' cross-examination resumes
Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith,  Jacquen Appollis and Stevano van Rhyn are charged for the little girl's disappearance.
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March 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
State prosecutors in the trial related to missing six-year-old #JoshlinSmith are set to introduce a new witness when the matter resumes on Monday.
Joshlin Smith trial: New witness set to testify
A detective investigating the case last week detailed how various leads to find Joshlin yielded no results.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Two of the accused in the trial related to missing girl #JoshlinSmith said they were tortured into admitting they sold the child.
Joshlin Smith trial: 2 accused claim they were tortured into admitting they had her sold
Jacquen Appollis and Stevano van Rhyn, who stand accused alongside Joshlin’s mother, Kelly Smith, claim police forced them to confess.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Another police officer has denied having knowledge of the accused in the #JoshlinSmith trial being tortured to admit they were involved in the child's disappearance.
Cop denies knowing about accused being tortured to admit their involvement in Joshlin Smith's disappearance
Sergeant Dawid Fortuin told the court he did not witness Appollis and Van Rhyn being tortured by police colleagues when he interrogated them on 6 March last year.
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April 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The #JoshlinSmith trial is set to resume on Monday, with legal teams arguing for the court to decide whether confession statements made by the accused can be used as evidence in court.
Joshlin Smith: Confession statements of 2 accused in spotlight as trial resumes
The Joshlin Smith trial is set to resume on Monday, with legal teams arguing for the court to decide whether confession statements made by the accused can be used as evidence in court.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
April 3, 2024 at 2:01 PM
South African woman gets life sentence for selling daughter
#JoshlinSmith #ChildTrafficking #SouthAfrica
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Gm...
South African woman gets life sentence for selling daughter
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
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May 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Sold her own daughter for 800 pounds in South Africa (where immigrants just came from and Elon comes from.) For her eyes and skin - the 6 year old has not been found.
#sa
#southafrica
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May 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A #SaldanhaBay mother said she's living in fear that one of her children will be snatched after witnessing the #JoshlinSmith trial.
After Joshlin Smith trial, Saldanha Bay mother fears one of her children will be abducted
Joshlin is still missing after disappearing from her Middelpos home in Saldanha in February 2024.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“We don’t know what we are going to find, but we are going to find Joshlin.”

- Marcel Londt, forensic pathologist (specialising in violence against children) #JoshlinSmith
Search for Joshlin Smith continues: 'We are going to find her' - Marcel Londt, forensic pathologist
Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn have been sentenced to life in prison for the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
After sentencing was handed down in the #JoshlinSmith trial, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) highlighted that protecting children was everyone's responsibility.
Joshlin Smith trial: NPA says protecting children is everyone's responsibility
Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn were handed life sentences after being found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking related to the child's disappearance.
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May 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
WATCH: #JoshlinSmith trial concludes, three accused sentenced to life in prison

(Presiding Judge Nathan Erasmus imposed the sentences at the White City Multipurpose Centre, which was proclaimed a high court specifically for the trial.)
[WATCH] Joshlin Smith trial concludes, three accused sentenced to life in prison
Missing girl Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith, and her two co-accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, have been handed life sentences for the disappearance of the child. Presiding Judge…
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May 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
State prosecutors in the #JoshlinSmith trial have submitted that all of the accused should be handed maximum sentences for their involvement in the little girl's disappearance. #KellySmith
Joshlin Smith trial: Prosecutors ask for maximum sentences for trio
Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn - are set to be sentenced after being found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking in the matter.
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May 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Defence attorneys in the #JoshlinSmith trial have started making their final arguments in mitigation of sentencing of the accused.
Defence in Joshlin Smith trial begin making final arguments in mitigation of sentencing
Earlier on Wednesday, the matter was briefly adjourned after Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith, started sobbing loudly when a video of the missing girl was played in court.
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May 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A social worker who was the probation officer for the accused in the #JoshlinSmith trial says the missing girl's mother, #KellySmith, is a manipulative liar.
Joshlin Smith trial: Probation officer accuses Kelly Smith of being a manipulative liar
Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn are set to be sentenced this week after being found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking.
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May 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The #JoshlinSmith trial is set to reach its conclusion this week with the sentencing of the missing girl’s mother and her two co-accused, who have been found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking. #KellySmith
Joshlin Smith trial draws to a close with sentencing proceedings
After finding the accused guilty, Presiding Judge Nathan Erasmus warned Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and his friend Steveno Van Rhyn that they face lengthy sentences…
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May 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
WATCH: Sentencing proceedings begin on Tuesday, 27 May, but how did we get here? EWN recaps the events that led up to the guilty verdict. #JoshlinSmith #KellySmith
[WATCH] One girl, three accused, a nation watching — The Joshlin Smith trial timeline
Sentencing proceedings begin on Tuesday 27 May, but how did we get here? EWN recaps the events that led up to the guilty verdict.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Criminal defence attorney William Booth said #KellySmith and two others could be in for a tough time when sentencing proceedings get underway in the kidnapping and human trafficking case of little #JoshlinSmith.
Joshlin Smith trial: Accused in for a rough time as sentencing proceedings get underway - criminal defence attorney
Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn were found guilty in April of having a hand in the girl’s disappearance more than a year ago.
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May 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
After being found guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking her daughter, #JoshlinSmith, questions are looming on whether #KellySmith will take the stand to testify during sentencing procedures.
Judge in Joshlin Smith trial expects new evidence to emerge during sentencing proceedings
Questions now remain about whether the accused will testify in mitigation of their sentences by providing more details as to what really happened to Joshlin.
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May 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Where is #JoshlinSmith? Is she alive? What really happened to her?

(Clarence Ford interviews Caroline Peters of the Callas Foundation.)
'Justice is not a verdict. Justice is Joshlin coming home!' - activist
Where is Joshlin Smith? Is she alive? What really happened to her?
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May 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The judge in the #JoshlinSmith trial has dismissed an application for the charges against the missing girl's mother to be withdrawn.
Joshlin Smith trial: Judge dismisses Kelly Smith & Van Rhyn's bid to have their charges withdrawn
Defence attorneys for Kelly Smith and Steveno van Rhyn on Wednesday sought to have the kidnapping and human trafficking charges against their clients withdrawn.
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April 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
In the #JoshlinSmith trial, defence attorneys for #KellySmith and Steveno van Rhyn have sought to have the kidnapping and human trafficking charges against their clients withdrawn.
Joshlin Smith trial: Kelly Smith, Van Rhyn seek to have charges against them withdrawn
Lawyers for Smith and Van Rhyn have filed section 174 applications for the court to withdraw the State's case against the two accused.
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April 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The main trial into the disappearance of #JoshlinSmith is set to resume on Tuesday with the cross-examination of the investigating officer in the case.
Main trial into Joshlin Smith's disappearance to resume
The main trial was put on ice recently to test the amicability of confession statements by co-accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, who claimed they had been tortured by police into…
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April 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM