Joshlin Smith disappearance: ‘We’ve come to a dead end’ - Police
Carlo Petersen
16 May 2024 | 4:06Six-year-old Joshlin Smith went missing in February and was last seen at home in Saldanha Bay.
CAPE TOWN - Police in the Western Cape says they've not made further progress in their investigation into the disappearance of Joshlin Smith.
The six-year-old girl has been missing for more than three months now. She was last seen at home in Saldanha Bay in February.
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Joshlin's mother and four co-accused have since been arrested and charged with kidnapping and human trafficking.
Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile said investigators have explored all possible leads.
"We followed every lead - but we have come to a dead end. Every lead that has been given to us, we extended our net countrywide, worldwide, not even countrywide, worldwide."
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