FILE - Kelly Smith, the mother of missing Joshlin Smith, appears in court in Vredenburg, South Africa, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo, File) CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman ...

May 29 (UPI) --A South African mother who sold her 6-year-old daughter was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. Racquel "Kelly" Smith was sentenced to life in prison for trafficking her daughter, ...

The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services raised concerns about the poor success rate of existing laws intended to ease overcrowding in South Africa’s prisons. This followed a briefing from the ...

The girl, Joshlin Smith, is still missing, and the case has haunted South Africa. Prosecutors said that the mother was addicted to drugs and had sold the girl for about $1,100. By Lynsey Chutel and ...

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter, in a case that shocked the nation. Kelly Smith, whose full name is Racquel Chantel Smith, was sentenced ...

South African mother Racquel "Kelly" Smith (R) w got life in prison Thursday for selling her daughter Joshlin for $1,100. She, her boyfriend and a friend of the couple were all convicted for ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her ...