Joshlin Smith trial: Week four highlights and key testimonies
By Mandilakhe Tshwete | Published Mar 29, 2025
Week four of the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial erupted with explosive allegations of police assault, a State witness collapsing mid-testimony, and the revelation that Joshlin's mother claimed the child was 'gone' just one week after her disappearance. Defence lawyers now claim confessions were coerced through violence.