However, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that the admissibility of the confessions was provisional and could be revisited later in the trial.

In a pivotal moment in the Joshlin Smith trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus has ruled that statements from two accused men are ...

The last few weeks in the Joshlin Smith trial have been hearing testimony about the admissibility of confessions extracted from Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn.

Accused number Jacquen Appollis claims he was tortured before police detectives told him what to say in the statement.

Confession statements by two accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial will be admitted as evidence, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled on Thursday. The decision follows a trial ...

The Judge in the Joshlin Smith trial has ruled that the confessions of two of the accused can be admitted as evidence following a trial within a trial ...

In a pivotal ruling, Judge Nathan Erasmus has deemed statements from the accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case ...

In a pivotal ruling, Judge Nathan Erasmus has deemed statements from the accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case ...

Co-accused Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn claim they were tortured to make the confessions before their arrests.

During the trial-within-a-trial in the Western Cape High Court, the State asserts that the confessions of two accused in the ...

Despite suffering from a lung infection, Judge Nathan Erasmus continues to preside over the trial of Steveno van Rhyn, where ...

The ongoing trial concerning the disappearance of Joshlin Smith sees Judge Nathan Erasmus scrutinising inconsistencies in the ...