Joslin Smith: SAPS Cold Case Unit Urged To Take Over Investigation

• The DA has called for the SAPS' Cold Case Unit to take over the investigation into the disappearance of Joslin Smith
• The party's Ian Cameron commented as the case resumed in the Vredenburg Magistrates' Court on 13 May 2024
• The six-year-old girl has been gone without a trace for over three months after she vanished from her Middelpos home in Saldanha Bay

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

As the kidnapping and human trafficking case relating to the disappearance of Joslin Smith resumed in court, the Democratic Alliance called on the SAPS' Cold Case Unit to take over the investigation.

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Joslin Smith's disappearance case resumes

The party's Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) said in an X post that he believes that the unit is the best option to find the missing six-year-old:

According to EWN, the authorities were still searching for little Joslin, who vanished from her home in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay, over three months ago.

Joshlin's mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen 'Boeta' Appolis, Stevano van Rhyn, and Lourentia Lombaard were back before the Vredenburg Magistrates' Court on 13 May 2024.

What you need to know about the disappearance of Joslin Smith

• An ex-policeman believes he found the location of the missing six-year-old Saldanha girl
• Joslin's grandmother begged the little girl's mom, Kelly, to tell the truth about her whereabouts
• The police's K-9 search for Joslin in a bushy area in Middelpos, Saldanha Bay, was unsuccessful
• DNA testing of a bloody cloth that was found during a search for Joslin came back negative
• The fourth suspect, Lourentia Lombaard, allegedly confessed her involvement to the police

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Netizens agree with the DA

Many social media users share the DA's sentiments and believe it's time to change the approach to discover what happened to the little girl.

@CastleCapeTown asked:

“Definitely. Why has there been such a lack of urgency in finding this little one?”

@Mtbking001 added:

“Absolutely. They know the mother was involved, so they need to squeeze harder and follow the intel.”

@coetsee_lo40464 pointed out:

“They keep on going for either murder or muti, anything but human trafficking; I still believe within the first three days she was out of the country, police were paid to stall the whole thing.”

@Waar_en_Wolhaar said:

“Nothing will change until SAPS and our judicial system change their ways and make justice for the victim the focus of their investigations and court process.”

@CasCode2012 suggested:

“[Brigadier Bafana] Gininda should come in.”

Police dismiss rumours of 5th arrest

Briefly News reported that the SAPS has rubbished claims that a fifth person was arrested in the Joslin Smith disappearance.

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Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie shared news of the alleged new arrest on his Facebook page.

Smith disappeared in February, and her mom and three others were arrested for the crime.

Source: Briefly News