Steveno van Rhyn detailed alleged police torture as the trial-within-a-trial continued in the Western Cape high court
Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis told the Western Cape high court which parts of his allegedly coerced confession were true and which were false
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
Brigadier Leon Hanana told the court he had not personally interviewed the suspects and had received no reports of misconduct
Judge Nathan Erasmus said online harassment threatened trust in South Africa’s justice system and caused ‘suspicion’
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
