From tin shack to safe haven: Where are Joslin Smith’s siblings?

From living in a tin shack to being placed in a warm, safe home - where are missing Joslin Smith's siblings?

Before her disappearance, Joslin Smith and her two siblings lived with their mother, Kelly, and the latter’s boyfriend, Jacquin Appollis or Boeta, in a tinyWhile Joslin remains missing, her two siblings – an older brother and a younger sister – are safe and living in adequate housing.Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, Western Cape Acting Social Development MEC Nomafrench Mbombo confirmed Joslin’s siblings are under their supervision.

She said: “Because the siblings are also minors, we have to safeguard them. They are under our care but with family”.She added: “It is worrisome that the mother is one of the people who are accused…, especially in an impoverished community where we hear the issue of R20 000, which was asked as [art of the human trafficking agreement”.CALLS FOR CHILD NEGLIGENCE CHARGES“She is a user, which places this child at risk.

She continued: “Why aren’t parents being held accountable? The fact that this mother has not been charged speaks a lot to the system. Why does SAPS not act, and why does Social Development not act and apply the Children’s Act? “Let us send a strong message to all parents so that it can stop. Parents need to know that there are consequences and that they will be arrested and charged for not taking care of their children”.

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