{"id":30471,"date":"2025-06-01T02:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=30471"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:33:08","slug":"judge-condemns-mother-who-sold-6-year-old-daughter-for-ritual-killing-no-excuse-for-such-evil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=30471","title":{"rendered":"Judge Condemns Mother Who Sold 6-Year-Old Daughter For Ritual Killing: \u2018No Excuse For Such Evil\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Racquel \u2018Kelly\u2019 Smith, her partner Jacquen Appollis, and their friend Steveno van Rhyn were sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and trafficking Kelly\u2019s 6-year-old daughter, Joshlin, who disappeared in February 2024 in Western Cape, South Africa. Authorities are still searching for Joshlin.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses revealed Kelly discussed selling her children for money, and a neighbor testified that Kelly sold Joshlin to a traditional healer for her eyes and skin. Judge Nathan Erasmus condemned Kelly\u2019s long history of instability and noted earlier warnings from her grandmother in 2016, criticizing the social system\u2019s failure to help her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"South African mother given life in jail for trafficking daughter | REUTERS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJbPn5fMwgE?feature=oembed\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kelly struggled with drug addiction and homelessness from a young age. A social worker described her life as \u201cin chaos,\u201d unable to care for Joshlin, who was temporarily cared for by a family friend. 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