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Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'
The courts heard from witnesses that Kelly Smith sold Joshlin Smith for her "eyes and skin" to a traditional healer.
South African woman gets life sentence for selling her 6-year-old daughter
A South African court sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case ...
Mom who sold daughter, 6, so her eyes and skin could be cut out and used for ‘medicine’ gets life in prison
A South African mother and two accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for trafficking her ...
Joshlin Smith's grandmother battling ‘mental anguish’ after daughter gets life sentence
Daniels, grandmother of missing Joshlin Smith, shares her harrowing journey of grief and depression following her daughter’s ...
She Sold Her Daughter, 6, for Her 'Eyes and Skin' — Now the Girl Is Still Missing as Mom Learns Her Fate
Racquel "Kelly" Smith learned of her sentence less than a month after being convicted of trafficking her daughter alongside ...
Joshlin Smith | Judge Erasmus does not mince his words during sentencing of Kelly Smith and co-accused
Judge Nathan Erasmus sentences Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn, and Kelly Smith to life imprisonment for their ...
South African mother sentenced to life in prison for selling daughter
A South African mother who sold her six-year-old daughter got life in prison Thursday for kidnapping and trafficking the girl ...
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Joslin Smith trial: Judge Nathan Erasmus annoyed as convicted trio arrives one hour late for court
Kelly Smith, Jacquin Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn arrived to court one hour later than scheduled for their latest appearance ...
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Gayton McKenzie believes Kelly Smith will soon confess, Minister says prison changes people
Minister of Sport, Art and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, believes that after some time behind bars, Kelly Smith, Jacquin Appollis ...
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Joslin Smith court case: What happened to state witness?
Will she walk free or be locked up too? Joslin Smith's trafficking trial state witness Lourentia Lombaard is awaiting her ...
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Mixed news at the pump: fuel levy rises while prices drop
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the EFF’s urgent bid to block a controversial fuel levy hike — just as fuel prices dip. Effective 4 June, levies rise by 16c (petrol) and 15c (diesel), ...
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She Sold Her Daughter, 6, for Her 'Eyes and Skin' — Now the Girl Is Still Missing as Mom Learns Her Fate
She remains missing. Judge Nathan Erasmus sentenced Smith and the two men to life in prison for human trafficking, as well as a concurrent 10 years for kidnapping, per CBS News. During the ...