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WATCH LIVE | Sentencing expected for Joshlin Smith's convicted kidnappers

The mother of Joshlin Smith, Kelly, and two others, Jacquin Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, are to be sentenced on Tuesday at the Western Cape High Court.

SALDANHA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 10: Jacquen Appolis, Stevano van Rhyn and Kelly Smith during the trial in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case on Day 06 at the White City Multipurpose Centre on March 10, 2025 in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The suspects are facing charges of kidnapping and trafficking in the case of the Grade 1 Diazville Primary School learner who was last seen on February 19th wearing a light blue T-shirt and light blue denim shorts. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
SALDANHA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 10: Jacquen Appolis, Stevano van Rhyn and Kelly Smith during the trial in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case on Day 06 at the White City Multipurpose Centre on March 10, 2025 in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The suspects are facing charges of kidnapping and trafficking in the case of the Grade 1 Diazville Primary School learner who was last seen on February 19th wearing a light blue T-shirt and light blue denim shorts. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais) (Jaco Marais)

The mother of Joshlin Smith, Kelly, and two others, Jacquin Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, are to be sentenced on Tuesday at the Western Cape High Court.

The trio were convicted by the high court sitting in Saldanha Bay on charges of kidnapping and human trafficking.

Joshlin, then aged six, disappeared from her home at the Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay on February 19 2024.

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