Search for Joshlin Smith continues

POLICE have reported no further developments in their investigations into the disappearance of Joshlin Smith, having dispatched a team to Saldanha Bay at the weekend to follow up on 'new' information.

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

The six-year-old girl went missing on February 19, 2024 from her home in Saldanha Bay while in the care of convicted child trafficker Jacquen “Boeta” Appollis. Her mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, claimed she was at work at the time.

At the weekend police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said: “Western Cape police descended on Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay on Friday afternoon pursuing emerging information as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.