A woman was sentenced to South Africa on Thursday, May 29 to life imprisonment for sold her six -year -old daughter.
Racquel Smith and his two coacked were convicted of the maximum judgment of life by human beings and for 10 years for kidnapping, said Judge Nathan Erasmus. They will also be registered in the Child Protection Registry.
This same judge said that the fact that the three drug use consumption was not an excuse. He described the mother as “manipulat,” according to The Guardian.
Would have sold to a healer
Joshlin Smith had disappeared in February 2024 from his home in Saldanha Bay, a small city of fishermen 135 kilometers north of the corporal, and was never found.
His mother, Racquel “Kelly” Smith, was declared guilty of having kidnapped and sold the girl, apparently for 20,000 Rand (around 990 euros). According to The Guardian, a witness said, during the trial, that the mother had told her that she had sold the girl to a traditional healer because she was sought for “her eyes and her skin.”
A pastor said that Racquel Smith had already told him, in 2023, that he had planned to sell to his daughter.
High emotion in the country
The mother attended the pronouncement of prayer, which lasted an hour, with a look without emotions, which seemed separated from the seriousness of the situation.
Initially he had aroused sympathy when his son had disappeared, triggering a great research operation throughout the country. Photos that show Joshlin’s green eyes, his wide smile and his brown edoras had become viral on the network.
The case had aroused strong emotion in the country, a minister even offered a reward of one million Rand (49,000 euros) for his return safely.
South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world, and children’s kidnappings are increasing.
Source: BFM TV
