A human expert trafficking testified in aggravation of sentence on Tuesday, saying the sale of the child was premeditated and there was plenty of time to stop it
Sergeant Dawid Fortuin took advantage of Steveno van Rhyn’s ‘youth and vulnerability’, according to attorney Nobahle Mkabayi
Brigadier Leon Hanana told the court he had not personally interviewed the suspects and had received no reports of misconduct
Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africa’s justice system and caused ‘suspicion’
Angry residents of Middelpos informal settlement heckled and swore at the mother of missing child Joslin Smith
A second police witness on Tuesday told the court that Kelly Smith’s partner was uncooperative when questioned