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Joshlin Smith's very own mother has been charged with human trafficking and kidnapping in a horrible twist to the sad story. Kelly Smith was charged along with her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and two others, following their arrest. Smith's daughter, Joshlin, disappeared outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town. The four accused appeared in court but were not asked to plead in a case that has transfixed South Africans.
Smith and her co-accused are due to appear in court again on 13 March. They have all said they would apply for legal aid. Smith had previously told reporters that she had not given up hope of finding her daughter following her disappearance outside their home in an informal settlement. "My motherly instincts are telling me my daughter is still alive and in this area. We will find her, I will walk on foot to find her.
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