Joshlin Smith trial: Mother in South Africa charged with kidnapping and selling daughter
- A South African woman, Kelly Smith, is on trial for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin, who has been missing since February 2024.
- Smith, along with her partner Jacquin Appollis and friend Steveno van Rhyn, all pleaded not guilty to the charges at the trial in Saldanha Bay.
- Prosecutors allege that Smith planned to sell Joshlin and her other children since August 2023 and organized her abduction for payment.
- Judge Nathan Erasmus warned that the defendants could face life in prison if found guilty, as the community expressed anger over the case.
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