WESTERN CAPE - The three people who trafficked Joshlin Smith have started the second week of their life-long prison sentences.
Also this week, their lawyers will be filing notices for leave to appeal their convictions and sentences.
But state prosecutors say they are ready to oppose the applications.
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Judge Nathan Erasmus sentenced Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis, and their friend Steveno van Rhyn to life imprisonment for human trafficking and an additional 10 years for kidnapping. The sentences to run concurrently.
Ayesha Ismail tells us more.