[WATCH] 'Time to face the consequences', says Kelly's mother; police still searching for missing Joshlin

Missing girl Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith, and her two co-accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, have been handed life sentences for the disappearance of the child. Presiding Judge Nathan Erasmus imposed the sentences at the White City Multipurpose Centre, which was proclaimed a high court specifically for the trial.

• Joshlin Smith
• Kelly Smith
• Jacquen Appollis

Kelly Smith appeared in the Western Cape high Court sitting at the White City Multipurpose Centre on 29 May 2025. She was handed a life sentence for the human trafficking charge and ten years for the kidnapping of her daughter, Joshlin. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN