All the accused in the case of the missing six-year-old Saldanha Bay girl, Joshlin Smith, have now dropped their bail bids.
Lorentia ‘Renz’ Lombaard, left, during her first appearance at the Vredenburg Magistrate’s Court on 18 March. Kelly Smith, the mother of little Joshlin, pictured top right, and her boyfriend, Jacquin ‘Boeta’ Appollis. Pictures: Screengrab via X/ @NewzroomAfrika and Facebook/ Gaytom McKanzie and Mayor Andre Truter
Today marks 35 days since the little girl with the startling green eyes and sunny smile vanished from the Middelpos informal settlement in Diazville on 19 February. Kelly Smith’s house in Saldanha. Her daughter, Joshlin Smith, was last seen on 19 February wearing a light blue T-shirt and light blue denim shorts. Picture: Gallo Images/ Brenton GeachSenior advocate Aradhana Heeramun − who appeared for the state when Kelly, Appollis and Van Rhyn were charged on 7 March − alleged that the two men made aThey reportedly confessed that Kelly instructed them to sell Joshlin to another Middelpos man for R20 000 for muti.
According to National Prosecuting Agency spokesperson for the Western Cape, Eric Ntabazalila, investigators must still obtain witness statements and conduct data analysis on the accused’s cellphones.
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