South African Police Service Allegedly Protected Joslin Smith’s Mother Kelly and Boyfriend From Mob

South African Police Service Allegedly Protected Joslin Smith’s Mother Kelly and Boyfriend From Mob

  • Kelly Smith, Joslin's mother, claimed that the police had to protect her from an angry mob that wanted to attack her and her boyfriend
  • Smith alleged that this happened after the police suspended Joslin's search and they wanted to harm her
  • Kelly said the police put them in the police station to keep them from falling into the community's hands

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Joslin Smith's mother, Kelly Smith, claimed that the community tried to attack her and her boyfriend
Kelly Smith said the community blames her for her child's disappearance. Images: @newsnexussa/TikTok and @ClaudetteGGibs1/X
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WESTERN CAPE – Kelly Smith, Joslin's mother, claimed that the community tried to get their hands on her and her boyfriend and accused them of being involved in Joslin's disappearance after the South African Police Service suspended Joslin's search.

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Kelly Smith allegedly almost attacked

According to Eyewitness News, Kelly claimed that an angry mob allegedly blamed her for her child's disappearance. This was after tensions in the Middelpos community escalated after the police called the search off temporarily and the community was unhappy. It's believed that a mob allegedly threatened to harm Smith and her boyfriend and the police allegedly escorted them to the police station.

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Netizens weigh in on alleged mob attack

South Africans on Facebook shared what they thought about the alleged incidents.

Megan Hall said:

"I pray for Joslin's siblings as well."

Jenny Berry opined:

"I think the community knows a lot more than we do."

Chris Vd Valt asked:

"Where was this man at the time? What was he doing?"

Belinda Els demanded:

"And who was supposed to protect your daughter?"

Maureen Swift:

"Will we have results regarding the polygraph test that was done at 9am?"

US psychic claims to know what happened to Joslin Smith

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that a US TikTok psychic offered information she claimed was about Joslin Smith's disappearance.

The woman shared details, including what she thought happened to her, how she disappeared and where she could be. South Africans also shared the dreams they claimed to have had about what happened to Joslin.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za