A South African court found a mother and two accomplices
guilty on Friday of kidnapping and trafficking her 6-year-old daughter
. The case gained nationwide attention after Jocelyn Smith went
missing from Middle Post, South Africa in February 2024
. She has not been found. You are guilty
. Of A contravention of Jocelyn's mother Kelly Smith,
her boyfriend, and their friend were accused of selling
the child for a fee. You are also convicted
of kidnapping. In the. One witness said in
court that Smith had told her she sold Jocelyn to
a sangoma or a traditional healer for$1100 and that
the girl was desired for her eyes and skin.
A Western Cape High Court judge found all three guilty
of kidnapping and trafficking. The judge did not say
in his ruling who the girl was sold to or
why. I am angry because nobody knows if she's
still alive if Jocelyn is still alive. Amanda Daniels
is Smith's mother. There's nothing else. I just
want my grandchild. It doesn't matter how long they
are going to sit in jail, but my grandchild
is gone. Western Cape Police Commissioner General Thembisile Patikile
said police are still looking for the child. We
have not closed that part of the investigation of the
missing person. But we're happy with what has been
articulated today by the judge. The 3 convicted will
be remanded in custody ahead of sentencing.