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Kelly Smith

Trio convicted in Joshlin Smith trial to know their sentences on 29 May

South Africa

Trio convicted in Joshlin Smith trial to know their sentences on 29 May

By Vincent Cruywagen

Joshlin Smith case — Why the court found the accused guilty

South Africa

Joshlin Smith case — Why the court found the accused guilty

By Vincent Cruywagen

Guilty: Smith, Appollis and Van Rhyn convicted in Joshlin Smith case

South Africa

Guilty: Smith, Appollis and Van Rhyn convicted in Joshlin Smith case

By Vincent Cruywagen

Joshlin Smith judgment due Friday after defence says State failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt

South Africa

Joshlin Smith judgment due Friday after defence says State failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt

By Vincent Cruywagen

Joshlin kidnap trial — the State's case against Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn

South Africa

Joshlin kidnap trial — the State's case against Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn

By Vincent Cruywagen

Accused in Joshlin Smith trial decline to take stand or call witnesses

Maverick News

Accused in Joshlin Smith trial decline to take stand or call witnesses

By Vincent Cruywagen

Court hears Kelly Smith’s timeline of the day Joshlin went missing, with gaps in evidence

South Africa

Court hears Kelly Smith’s timeline of the day Joshlin went missing, with gaps in evidence

By Vincent Cruywagen

Torture details claimed by accused in Joshlin trial ‘unlikely’, says prosecution

South Africa

Torture details claimed by accused in Joshlin trial ‘unlikely’, says prosecution

By Vincent Cruywagen

Jacquen Appollis takes the stand in Joshlin Smith trial, alleging police torture

Maverick News

Jacquen Appollis takes the stand in Joshlin Smith trial, alleging police torture

By Vincent Cruywagen

Joshlin Smith — TikTok, Gayton McKenzie and how the search became a social media circus

South Africa

Joshlin Smith — TikTok, Gayton McKenzie and how the search became a social media circus

By Vincent Cruywagen

The Kelly Smith story – from promising student to charged with selling her daughter

Maverick News

The Kelly Smith story – from promising student to charged with selling her daughter

By Vincent Cruywagen

Kelly Smith ‘erupted when fellow accused implicated her in Joshlin’s disappearance’

South Africa

Kelly Smith ‘erupted when fellow accused implicated her in Joshlin’s disappearance’

By Vincent Cruywagen