Seven-year-old Joshlin went missing a year ago in the Middelpos informal settlement.
The accused in the Joslin Smith case, Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn seen in the dock during an appearance., who is appearing in the Saldanha Bay Circuit High Court in the Western Cape over the disappearance of her daughter Joshlin, says his client will plead not guilty to the charges against her.
“I do not have any knowledge of the offences for which I have been indicted. Nor did I for any purpose plan to commit such offences. I deny all the allegations and plead not guilty to the charges against me until the state can prove thereof.”Moreover, the mother of the missing seven-year-old says he had left her children with instructions not to go to school on the day of her disappearance because their uniforms were dirty, and she left for work.
Sivnarain says his client is pleading not guilty to the charges of trafficking of persons with the purposes of exploitation and kidnapping.
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