Anticipation Builds as Expert Testimony Looms in Joshlin Smith Kidnapping Sentencing

Joslin Smith case: Social worker labels Steveno van Rhyn a ‘menace to society'

A social worker has described Steveno van Rhyn as a “menace to society”, warning that even if Van Rhyn had been acquitted in the Joslin Smith case, he would have inevitably committed serious crimes again. During the live proceedings on Tuesday at the Saldanha Bay Circuit High Court, in the Western Cape, a social worker strongly condemned Van Rhyn in the wake of his conviction in the kidnapping and trafficking of then-six-year-old Joslin Smith. E…

State seeks life sentence for accused in Joslin Smith kidnapping – The Mail & Guardian

Sentencing proceedings in the Joslin Smith trial are underway in the Western Cape High Court, with the state calling for life imprisonment for the three accused in the disappearance of the child.  On 19 February 2024, then six-year-old Joslin disappeared from her home in the Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay. Her mother, Kelly Smith, reported the child missing that evening, claiming she had left Joslin in the care of her partner, Jac…

Anticipation builds as expert testimony looms in Joshlin Smith kidnapping sentencing

Joshlin Smith case — State to call for life imprisonment

Sentencing proceedings in the Joshlin Smith trial begin in Saldanha Bay on Tuesday. It’s unclear whether the defence will call witnesses or take the stand.

Dailysun | Joslin Smith case: Expert exposes 'evil plan'

Expert witness Dr Marcel van der Watt revealed that Joslin Smith's trafficking was planned six months before her disappearance.

Recommendation of max sentences for guilty trio in Joshlin Smith case - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

A probation officer who compiled reports on three convicted human traffickers, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn has recommended a maximum sentence for the accused. Sentencing procedures in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking case continued today in the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast. Errol Pieterson told the court that due to the seriousness of the convictions, a suspended sentence woul…