IN the most anticipated case of kidnapping and trafficking, shocking allegations of police brutality emerged on the third day of the Joshlin Smith trial in Saldanha.
But while these claims must be taken seriously, we cannot lose sight of the most important question – what happened to little Joshlin? It has been a year since the 6-year-old disappeared from her home in Middlepos. A year of searching, and unanswered questions, a year of a family and a community left with nothing but heartbreak.
Now as the trial continues in a High Court sitting in White City Multipurpose Centre in Saldanha Bay, claims of police brutality have come to light. One of the accused says he was suffocated with a plastic bag and beaten in custody. If this is true, it…
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Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-07