South African court convicts mother of trafficking her 6-year-old daughter

Mother convicted of kidnapping and selling daughter, six, in case that has outraged South Africa

A South African woman was convicted on Friday of kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter in a case that horrified the country.

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Big shock in South Africa: For payments of approximately 950 euros, a mother handed over her daughter as evidenced by a violent criminal trial. In a small community hall in a fishing village, about 135 kilometers north of Cape Town, the negotiations went on stage. In front of the hall, crowds gathered and shouted, "We want Joshlin back. "Concretely, the court accused the mother of considering her daughter as a commodity: there was evidence of pa…

A mother in South Africa has been found guilty of kidnapping and selling her daughter to a traditional healer. According to the judge, the mother and two other men "sold the girl as merchandise". The case has caused a great deal of commotion. Joshlin Smith, then 6, disappeared from her home in Middelpos, near Cape Town, in February last year. Kelly Smith, 35, claimed on the day of the child's disappearance that she had left her daughter with a f…

Mother who sold 6-year-old daughter for $1,000 to traditional healer is convicted in South Africa

A South African woman has been convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter. The girl remains missing.

The 35-year-old Kelly Smith and his two co-accused - a boyfriend and a common friend - were found guilty of human trafficking and kidnapping.