Co-accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn claim they made the statements after being tortured by police at the Sea ...

Appollis claims he was tortured and beaten repeatedly by five men while he was being interrogated at the Sea Border Police ...

The man believed to be the last person to see six-year-old Joshlin Smith before her disappearance has taken the stand in the ...

Defence lawyers challenge the validity of Steveno 'Steffie' van Rhyn's confession in the ongoing trial concerning the ...

The court must first determine whether confessions made by Van Rhyn and his co-accused were freely and voluntarily given ...

Two of the accused in the Joshlin Smith trial take the stand for their statements to be scrutinised. As the sixth week of the ...

On Thursday, proceedings started on a tense note as Judge Nathan Erasmus admonished Stevano van Rhyn’s defence attorney, ...

Defence lawyers challenge the validity of Steveno 'Steffie' van Rhyn's confession in the ongoing trial concerning the ...

After police threatened him with death, suspended him upside down and put a black bag over his head, Joshlin Smith kidnapping ...

Jacquen "Boeta" Appollis, the man believed to have been the last person to see Joshlin Smith before she went missing, claims ...

Appollis claims that before his statement, he was allegedly tortured by police and a black bag placed over his head to elicit a confession in the Joshlin Smith case.

Court proceedings in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial continue in the Western Cape High Court sitting ...