The judge has handed down sentences — but a little girl is still missing and a community’s anguish remains raw

Amanda Daniels said that Smith, who was convicted earlier this month, had ripped the family apart and still refused to take responsibility for her actions

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

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

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

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

Judge Nathan Erasmus provided a synopsis of events on Monday, given the often confusing testimony of the state’s star witness

Lourentia Lombaard, the accused-turned-state-witness in the kidnapping and trafficking trial, has repeatedly lied to police

Judge Nathan Erasmus had earlier cautioned Lourentia Lombaard that her testimony would determine her credibility

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

Angry residents of Middelpos informal settlement heckled and swore at the mother of missing child Joslin Smith

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