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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

Smith denies selling Joshlin, blames Lombaard and her boyfriend Letoni

South Africa

Smith denies selling Joshlin, blames Lombaard and her boyfriend Letoni

By Vincent Cruywagen

Laurentia Lombaard claims she was abducted and forced at gunpoint to search for Joshlin Smith

South Africa

Laurentia Lombaard claims she was abducted and forced at gunpoint to search for Joshlin Smith

By Vincent Cruywagen

Joshlin ‘is here in the informal settlement’, Kelly Smith allegedly told her SAPS sister

Maverick News

Joshlin ‘is here in the informal settlement’, Kelly Smith allegedly told her SAPS sister

By Vincent Cruywagen

Shocking testimony unveils Kelly Smith's alleged plot to sell six-year-old daughter Joshlin to a sangoma

Maverick News

Shocking testimony unveils Kelly Smith's alleged plot to sell six-year-old daughter Joshlin to a sangoma

By Vincent Cruywagen

Accused-turned-State witness Lorentia Lombaard set to explain alleged plan to sell Joshlin Smith

South Africa

Accused-turned-State witness Lorentia Lombaard set to explain alleged plan to sell Joshlin Smith

By Vincent Cruywagen

Missing Joshlin Smith: Teacher reveals disturbing allegations of West African kidnapping call in court

South Africa

Missing Joshlin Smith: Teacher reveals disturbing allegations of West African kidnapping call in court

By Vincent Cruywagen

Family history of abuse, addiction and neglect laid bare in Joshlin Smith trial

South Africa

Family history of abuse, addiction and neglect laid bare in Joshlin Smith trial

By Vincent Cruywagen

Accused admit to day of drug use while denying involvement in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance

South Africa

Accused admit to day of drug use while denying involvement in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance

By Vincent Cruywagen

Police alerted ‘7 hours after mother noticed Joshlin Smith wasn’t home’

South Africa

Police alerted ‘7 hours after mother noticed Joshlin Smith wasn’t home’

By Vincent Cruywagen

‘I want to know what happened to her,’ says Joshlin Smith’s grandmother before trial

South Africa

‘I want to know what happened to her,’ says Joshlin Smith’s grandmother before trial

By Vincent Cruywagen

State details how Joshlin Smith's mother orchestrated human trafficking sale as family marks her seventh birthday

South Africa

State details how Joshlin Smith's mother orchestrated human trafficking sale as family marks her seventh birthday

By Vincent Cruywagen