WATCH | Cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard continues in Joshlin Smith kidnapping case

The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, continues on Wednesday at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay.

March 26, 2025 at 09:15 am

SALDANHA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 10: Jacquen Appolis, Stevano van Rhyn and Kelly Smith during the trial in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case on Day 06 at the White City Multipurpose Centre on March 10, 2025 in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The suspects are facing charges of kidnapping and trafficking in the case of the Grade 1 Diazville Primary School learner who was last seen on February 19th wearing a light blue T-shirt and light blue denim shorts. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais) (Jaco Marais)

The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, continues on Wednesday at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay.

Lombaard told the court on Tuesday she did not assist in the search for missing Joshlin, not because she knew the plan, but because Smith’s mother Racquel “Kelly” Smith did not pay her her share of the R20,000.

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