Legal teams are arguing for the court to decide whether confession statements made by van Rhyn and Jacquen Appollis can be used as evidence in the trial. Steveno van Rhyn, accused number two in ...

The detective who led interviews in the Joshlin Smith disappearance investigation has denied claims that Steveno van Rhyn was tortured to extract a confession implicating others. Six-year-old ...

Co-accused in the disappearance of Joshlin Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Stevano van Rhyn, in the Western Cape High Court sitting in the Saldanha Multi-Purpose Centre. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN ...

The accused in the Joshlin Smith trial, Steveno van Rhyn, took the stand in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday, detailing what he described as a brutal assault and kidnapping by men he ...

Stevano van Rhyn during the Joshlin Smith trial at White City Multipurpose Centre in Saldanha Bay on 18 March 2025. Picture: Gallo Images/Jaco Marais Accused number two in the Joshlin Smith trial ...

Stevano van Rhyn during the Joshlin Smith trial at White City Multipurpose Centre in Saldanha Bay on 8 April 2025. Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach The second accused in the Joshlin Smith trial ...