When pressed for comment, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie explained that divulging operational details in the Joshlin Smith case could potentially jeopardise the ongoing investigation.
This comes amid claims that another two people – who supposedly bought Joshlin Smith – were taken in for questioning on Wednesday. The Western Cape police, however, are remaining tight-lipped on the matter.on Thursday that the two people were close to Joshlin’s mother, Raquel ‘Kelly’ Chantel Smith, who has since been arrested and charged with human trafficking and kidnapping alongside Jacquen Appolis and Stevano van Rhyn.
The posts alleged that the two, who police had earlier this week taken in, had information about Joshlin and had supposedly bought her for R20 000 for muti. Commenting on the matter, Pojie said: ‘Be advised that it is normal practice that during such intricate investigations, people of interest will be taken in for questioning or will be interviewed with the aim to solve such a case.
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