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Joshlin kidnapping trial | State's case boosted by admissibility ruling

Joshlin kidnapping trial | State's case boosted by admissibility rulingEstelle.BronkhorstFri, 04/18/2025 - 10:00 SALDANHA BAY - 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.Following this trial within a trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that the statements given to the police by Appollis and Van Rhyn are admissible and can be used against them in the main trial.READ: Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial | Judge to rule on admissibility of confessionsThe state argued that it had successfully met its burden of proof that the accused were not coerced or assaulted into making admissions to the police about what they know about Joshlin Smith’s disappearance on 19 February 2024.The trial will resume on Tuesday.eNCA's Ayesha Ismail reports.

AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale SALDANHA BAY - 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. Following this trial within a trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that the statements given to the police by Appollis and Van Rhyn are admissible and can be used against them in the main trial. READ: Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial | Judge to rule on admissibility of confessions The state argued that it had successfully met its burden of proof that the accused were not coerced or assaulted into making admissions to the police about what they know about Joshlin Smith’s disappearance on 19 February 2024.

The trial will resume on Tuesday..