Joslin Smith: Blood Found on Cloth in Saldanha Bay Does Not Belong to Missing Girl

• The bloody cloth that was found in Saldanha Bay during the search for missing Joslin Smith was tested
• According to Police Minister Bheki Cele, the blood was found not to belong to Joslin Smith, who went missing over a month ago
• Cele also revealed that the search for the missing girl has extended to other countries in Europe

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SALDANHA BAY, WESTERN CAPE – Minister of Police Bheki Cele revealed that blood found in a field during the search for missing Saldanha Bay girl Joslin Smith does not belong to her. More than a month later, the police have expanded the search to other countries.

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Blood on cloth not Joslin Smith's

According to Daily Voice, Cele updated an anxious and heartbroken nation waiting to hear good news about Joslin Smith. He bore no good tidings and instead informed South Africans that there had been no positive leads in their search for Joslin. He said that the DNA tests on a blood-stained item discovered in a search came back negative.

Cele added that they received information from the police in the United Kingdon that she might have been on a ship that docked in London. The authorities searched the ship for over a day but did not find her.

"The child must be found. Four suspects have been arrested but they have not told us where the child is."

What you need to know about Joslin Smith's disappearance

• Since her disappearance, four suspects, including Joslin Smith's mother, Kelly, Kelly's boyfriend, Jacquin Appollis and their friend Steveno Van Rhyn, were arrested
• The SAPS released Phumza Sigaqa, one of the four suspects earlier arrested, and she denied ever being a sangoma
• Another suspect, Lourentia Lombaard, was arrested, and she allegedly confessed her involvement to the police

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South Africans pray for Joslin

South Africans on Facebook are hopeful as they pray for little Joslin's safe return.

Bongiwe Sishuba Marikeni said:

"She is still alive, by God's grace. May God protect her wherever she is."

Debra Massey said:

"The people who are charged with her disappearance know where she is."

Prince Arnold Solomons II noted:

"I said this before, and I'm still saying this. That child is still very much alive."

Daniele Geldenhuys said:

"Thank you, Lord. I've got hope that Joslin is still out there alive. Praying for her safe return."

Bernard Manuel said:

"Sounds like an underground syndicate that has been active for years."

TikTok psychic comments on Joslin Smith's possible whereabouts

Similarly, Briefly News reported that a US TikTok psychic revealed information she believed could lead to Joslin's whereabouts.

The TikTokker posted a viral video and she shared what she believed happened to Joslin and where she might be.

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South Africans were emotionally distraught and some shared visions they claimed they also had about Joslin.

Source: Briefly News