A courtroom witness claimed a South African parent sold her young child to a traditional healer seeking specific physical traits — a chilling detail that emerged weeks before the woman was sentenced to life in prison. Racquel "Kelly" Smith has been sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith. The sentencing was delivered on May 29, 2025, by Judge Nathan Erasmus, following an eight-week trial that drew nationwide attention. Joshlin disappeared in February 2024 from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town. Despite widespread search efforts, the child has not been found. According to South African prosecutors, Joshlin was sold into slavery. However, this claim was not conclusively proven during the court proceedings. Racquel, he

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