Judge Nathan Erasmus paused proceedings to offer firm guidance on how questioning should be handled, emphasising fairness, ...

JUDGE Nathan Erasmus yesterday told prosecutors not to trap Joshlin Smith co-accused Steveno van Rhyn with tricky questions. Van Rhyn is on trial for the kidnapping and trafficking of the Middelpos ...

State Prosecutor Zelda Swanepoel dismisses claims of police assault and torture by Steveno Van Rhyn and Jacquen Appollis ...

Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn will find out whether their disputed confessions will be used in the main Joshlin Smith ...

On Wednesday, accused number two in the trial, Steveno van Rhyn, was on the stand to testify in a trial within a trial.

The State contends that Steveno van Rhyn’s claim in the Joshlin Smith trial that the police tortured him in a quest for a confession is improbable, and his injuries were not reconcilable with his ...

The second accused in the Joshlin Smith trial, Stevano van Rhyn, has described how police officers allegedly tortured him. Van Rhyn took the stand during trial proceedings at the ...

During the trial of Steveno 'Steffie' Van Rhyn and Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis, allegations of police torture emerged as they ...

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

Legal teams are arguing for the court to decide whether confession statements made by van Rhyn and Jacquen Appollis can be ...

Jacquin Appollis, one of the suspects on trial for Joslin Smith's disappearance, admitted that he lied in court when he ...

One of the three accused in the Joshlin Smith trial has admitted to lying about key details in his statement to police, including his claim that he took Joshlin to a supposed sangoma’s house.