Mother Sentenced to Life Over Horrific Ritual Killing

Mother Sentenced to Life Over Horrific Ritual Killing 

Racquel “Kelly” Smith has been sentenced to life imprisonment for selling her 6-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith, to be mutilated by a witch doctor for so-called medicinal purposes. 

Alongside her, boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and friend Steveno van Rhyn also received life sentences in connection with the case.

Joshlin disappeared mysteriously in February 2024 from outside her home near Cape Town. Despite an extensive nationwide search, her body has yet to be recovered.