Court proceedings in the Vredenburg Magistrate's Court were delayed for more than an hour on Wednesday morning due to angry confrontations outside the court.
Three of the accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case, including her mother and her boyfriend, abandoned their bail applications at the Vredenburg Magistrates’ Court.The case has been pushed back to May 13th to allow for further investigation and the collection of mobile data.
As residents and members of communities across Cape Town descended on the small town in search of the girl, social media users were able to follow all of the details as they unfolded, with many going live. ‘I can confirm that a case has been registered in terms of a 34-year-old man who currently lost his entire business. His car wash is no longer in existence. He kick-started that business in 2011,’ Allen said.
The quartet is accused of trafficking in persons and kidnapping. They have officially applied for legal assistance.
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