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Steveno van Rhyn, accused number two in the kidnapping and trafficking of Joslin Smith.

Joslin Smith: Accused two says police did not treat him with ‘respect and dignity’

Steveno van Rhyn detailed alleged police torture as the trial-within-a-trial continued in the Western Cape high court

Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis testifies in the trial-within-a-trial at the Western Cape high court sitting in Saldanha Bay, on Friday.

Cop ‘asked me if I know Jesus’ — accused one in Joslin Smith kidnapping takes the stand

Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis told the Western Cape high court which parts of his allegedly coerced confession were true and which were false

Joshlin went missing from her home in the Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay on 19 February last year.
(Executive mayor Andrè Truter/Facebook)

Medical examiner refutes accused’s claims of abuse in Joslin Smith trial

Two men accused, alongside the child’s mother, of kidnapping and trafficking her last year have alleged being abused into confessing to information relating to her disappearance

Brigadier Leon Hanana during cross-examination on Wednesday

Denials of police torture dominate week five of Joslin Smith kidnapping trial

A female sergeant has been accused of taking part in the alleged torture of accused two, but senior officers denied any knowledge or involvement

Joshlin went missing from her home in the Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay on 19 February last year.
(Executive mayor Andrè Truter/Facebook)

Defence lawyer for accused one in Joslin Smith trial says client was tortured

A trial within a trial got under way on Friday to determine the admissibility of the accused’s statements

Judge Nathan Erasmus on Thursday sentenced Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn, and Kelly Smith, convicted earlier this month of kidnapping and trafficking Joslin Smith, to 10 years in prison for the former, and life imprisonment for the latter.(Screenshot of trial proceedings)

Joslin Smith: Accused claim police torture, admit to heavy drug use

Two of the accused have alleged being assaulted and tortured and also detailed smoking tik on the day of Joslin’s disappearance