In a pivotal moment in the Joshlin Smith trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus has ruled that statements from two accused men are ...

However, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that the admissibility of the confessions was provisional and could be revisited later in the trial.

Accused number Jacquen Appollis claims he was tortured before police detectives told him what to say in the statement.

The last few weeks in the Joshlin Smith trial have been hearing testimony about the admissibility of confessions extracted from Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn.

Co-accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn claim they were tortured to make the confessions before their arrests.

The first accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial has admitted to lying under oath about the details surrounding the ...

The Western Cape High Court, currently sitting in Saldanha Bay, is holding a trial-within-a-trial to decide whether ...

Confession statements by two accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial will be admitted as evidence, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled on Thursday. The decision follows a trial ...

After a trial-within-a-trial that lasted more than two weeks, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled on Thursday afternoon that ...

Despite suffering from a lung infection, Judge Nathan Erasmus continues to preside over the trial of Steveno van Rhyn, where ...

Steveno van Rhyn has claimed alleged police abuse during the investigation into the disappearance of six-year-old Joshlin ...

Court proceeds in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial resume in the Western Cape high court sitting in ...