In a case that rocked South Africa last year, six-year-old Joshlin Smith was sold by her mother, with investigators fearing she was used for a healing ritual. When the child vanished from her home in Saldanha Bay, her mother was initially showered with sympathy. What began as a desperate search for a missing child, however, has turned into one of the country's most disturbing criminal trials in recent history—culminating in the life imprisonment of the girl's mother and her co-conspirators. As the grieving community members and investigators continue seeking answers, Joshlin's tragic case exposes the pervasive issue of child kidnappings in South Africa.
