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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Joslin Smith mother sold her own child for R20K to buy drugs.
Smith disappeared from outside her home in Saldanha Bay on Cape Town’s West Coast a fortnight ago.
She has been left in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, Jacquin Appollis, in an informal settlement, at the time of her disappearance.
Appollis could not account for her whereabouts, but has denied any involvement in her disappearance, police said.
Reports that a suspect has allegedly confessed to selling missing Joslin Smith to an African woman for nearly R20 000 is FAKE NEWS.
It was reported on Tuesday, 5 March that police had arrested a suspect who is believed to have sold six-year-old Smith.
Police at the time couldn’t verify the report, but Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has confirmed the news is untrue.
The couple have been accused by some community members of having a hand in little Joslin’s disappearance – a charge they have both denied.
They have consequently been moved to a safehouse for their safety.
Meanwhile, Joslin’s biological father, Jose Emke, told IOL last week that he suspects his daughter’s disappearance was likely linked to “drug debt” he claims was racked up by her mother and her boyfriend who have both admitted to being tik (crystal meth) users.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie confirmed on Sunday that clothing, a sheet and a knife had been found late on Saturday evening in an open field about a kilometre away from the hut where Joslin and her two siblings lived with Kelly and Appollis.
According to Daily Maverick, a reliable source told the publication that forensic tests on the bloodstained clothes revealed that it belonged to Joslin.
Another knife was found planted in the ground in the area on Monday. It is, however, not yet clear whether the knife is connected to the case.
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