Appollis and Van Rhyn claim they were tortured by police to admit their involvement in the child's disappearance.

Captain Philip Seekoei is being questioned about the confession statement he took from accused number two, Stevano van Rhyn.

Steveno van Rhyn claims police suffocated him with plastic and forced a false confession in the Joshlin Smith case, while ...

Steveno van Rhyn, one of the accused in the Joslin Smith trial, alleged that police tortured him and then told him what to ...

Sergeant Dawid Fortuin took advantage of Steveno van Rhyn’s ‘youth and vulnerability’, according to attorney Nobahle Mkabayi ...

A trial within a trial is ongoing to determine whether the confessions made by the accused can be used in the main trial. The ...

A detective said he sat down with Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn when van Rhyn revealed that a woman named ...

Under cross-examination, at court in the White City Multipurpose Centre in Diazville, Saldanha Bay, Mkabayi grilled him on ...

The lawyer representing accused number two, Steveno van Rhyn, continues with the cross-examination of captain Philip Seekoei on Thursday.

Sergeant Dawid Fortuin was being cross-examined by attorney Nobahle Mkabayi, acting for accused two, Steveno van Rhyn ...

As the trial within a trial continues, Judge Nathan Erasmus examines the validity of Steveno van Rhyn's alleged confession ...

Steveno van Rhyn, one of the three accused in the Saldahna Bay kidnapping of Joshlin Smith, claims that what was contained in his statement was not his account, and that police had told him what to ...