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missing child

Star witness continues to unravel on the stand in Joslin Smith trial
Article
/ 27 March 2025

Star witness continues to unravel on the stand in Joslin Smith trial

Lourentia Lombaard irks the judge with her ‘assumptions’, while Kelly Smith is again portrayed as a callous mother

By Des Erasmus
Star witness in Joslin Smith case says silence was driven by fear, drugs and hush money
National
/ 26 March 2025

Star witness in Joslin Smith case says silence was driven by fear, drugs and hush money

Lourentia Lombaard admitted she repeatedly withheld information from police about the alleged sale of the child, blaming fear, anger, drug use and a promised R1 000 payment

By Des Erasmus
Joslin Smith was wanted by sangoma for her ‘eyes and skin’
National
/ 17 March 2025

Joslin Smith was wanted by sangoma for her ‘eyes and skin’

State witness Lourentia Lombaard continued her testimony on Monday, sharing chilling details in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial

By Des Erasmus
Kelly Smith’s shifting stories fuel speculation in child trafficking case
National
/ 13 March 2025

Kelly Smith’s shifting stories fuel speculation in child trafficking case

The Joslin Smith trial reveals a tangled narrative of addiction, abuse and contradictions, as questions arise about her role in the child’s disappearance

By Des Erasmus
Kelly Smith threatened to stab her son in 2016, social worker tells court
National
/ 11 March 2025

Kelly Smith threatened to stab her son in 2016, social worker tells court

Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother

By Des Erasmus
Kelly Smith brought to tears during former employer’s testimony
National
/ 10 March 2025

Kelly Smith brought to tears during former employer’s testimony

The mother of Joslin wept as her former employer, Carlyn Zeegers, described her as a ‘good mother’ in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial

By Des Erasmus

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