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Joshlin Smith Trial: Guilty Verdict Shakes South Africa as Family Convicted of Kidnapping, Human Trafficking

Joshlin Smith Trial: Guilty Verdict Shakes South Africa as Family Convicted of Kidnapping, Human Trafficking

A South African court found Joshlin Smith’s mother, her boyfriend, and an associate guilty of kidnapping and human trafficking after the girl’s mysterious disappearance. The justice system highlighted the exploitation of a minor by trusted adults, but Joshlin remains missing as sentencing approaches.