Joshlin Smith trial: Prosecution trying to spare 10-year-old brother from testifying, court hears

Joshlin Smith trial: Key witness admits to mistakes in her testimony

During cross-examination, a defence lawyer pointed out inconsistencies in Lourentia Lombaard's testimony and questioned how she was able to see details of a sangoma from almost 100m away.

Joshlin Smith trial: lawyer questions credibility of witness

Joshlin Smith trial: Prosecution trying to spare 10-year-old brother from testifying, court hears

Prosecutors are trying to spare Joshlin Smith's 10-year-old brother from having to testify in the trial of their mother, who is charged with Joshlin's kidnapping and human trafficking.

Court hears that Kelly Smith orchestrated Joslin’s sale to sangoma, others probably involved ‘by chance’ – The Mail & Guardian

Kelly Smith was the instigator and executor of the plan to sell her daughter to a sangoma on 19 February 2024, the Western Court high court heard on Monday, with the remaining accused in the headline-gripping trial being bystanders — although one of them was set to profit from his silence.   This was according to Lourentia Lombaard who, before she became a state witness last year and was also set to profit from her silence, was accused number fo…

Cross-examination of key witnesses continues in Joshlin Smith kidnap trial

The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, continues at the Western Cape high court sitting in Saldanha Bay on Monday.

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