{"id":90916,"date":"2025-03-27T17:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=90916"},"modified":"2026-05-03T17:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:22:44","slug":"inmenging-belemmer-soektog-na-joshlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/inmenging-belemmer-soektog-na-joshlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmenging belemmer soektog na Joshlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Volgens die ondersoekbeampte in die Joshlin Smith-hofsaak is die polisie se ondersoek na die verdwyning van die sesjarige uit die Middelpos- informele nedersetting in Februarie 2024 ernstig belemmer en in die wiele gery deur die optrede van &#8216;n politieke party en &#8216;n string sosialemedia-be\u00efnvloeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"90941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/inmenging-belemmer-soektog-na-joshlin\/img_2988\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2988.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 2000D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742936084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2988\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kapt. Wesley Lombard in die beskuldigdebank in Saldanha.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2988-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2988-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2988-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2988-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kapt. Wesley Lombard in die getuiebank in Saldanha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kapt. Wesley Lombard, die ondersoekbeampte in die saak verbonde aan die teen-ontvoeringeenheid het ook aan die hof ges\u00ea die optrede van die politikus Gayton McKenzie en ander sosialemedia-videomakers kon heel moontlik die hele tyd die mense wat Joshlin gehad het, sou sy nog in die omgewing gewees het, presies op hoogte gehou het van waar die polisie besig is. Dit kon hulle die kans gegun het om Joshlin rond te skuif sodat hulle die polisie kon ontwyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Lombard is daar video\u2019s gemaak en gepubliseer op sosialemediaplatforms soos TikTok van onder meer die aand van die 26 Februarie 2024 waar Ayanda (Letoni) en Renz (<a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joshlin-se-twee-laaste-dae-tuis-skok\/\">Lourentia&nbsp;Lombaard<\/a>) by hulle die huis bestorm is. Hy het ook vertel van video\u2019s waar Ayanda teen sy wil gevange geneem is en na die polisiestasie vervoer is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regter Nathan Erasmus het hierop gevra waarom daar nog nie opgetree is teen die betrokke mense op die beeldmateriaal wat duidelik besig is om die gereg te dwarsboom en met die ondersoek in te meng nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMense wat sulke goed doen moet vervolg word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lombard het ook getuig hoe die gemeenskap deur dieselfde partye doelbewus onder &#8216;n wanindruk gebring is dat die polisieondersoek \u0149 paar dae n\u00e1 Joshlin se verdwyning gestaak is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het getuig dat baie mense, ook McKenzie, die polisie as onbevoeg afgemaak het en ges\u00ea daar is nie hulpbronne vir die ondersoek nie en dat die ondresoek afgelas is.Die polisieman het benadruk en verduidelik hoeveel hulpbronne gebruik is om daagliks, onverpoosd, met die ondersoek voort te gaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie houding van die gemeenskap het dinge baie benadeel. Ons kon nie tot mense deurdring nie. Nie lekker gaan sit en gesels en hoor wat gebeur het nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lombard glo daar is gemeenskapslede wat met inligting vorendag wou gekom het, maar die alewige publisiteit het die polisie se taak bemoeilik. Daar is op sosiale media beweer dat die polisie goed wegsteek en inligting weerhou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDit was duidelik dat hulle nie weet hoe &#8216;n ondersoek werk.\u201d Hy het benadruk dat die polisie net verslag gee aan die familie van slagoffers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kelly se houding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Lombard se eerste onderhoud met Kelly Smith, Joshlin se ma, wat saam met haar eertydse k\u00earel, Boeta Appolis, en sy vriend, Steveno van Rhyn teregstaan op aanklagte van ontvoering en mensehandel, was ses dae nadat Joshlin as vermis aangemeld is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het Kelly se optrede en houding as &#8220;skokkend&#8221; beskryf. As die pa van drie kinders, was di\u00e9 gesoute speurder van die provinsiale teenontvoeringseenheid van georganiseerde misdaad, se getuienis dat hy uit die veld geslaan was toe Kelly twee of drie keer vir hom ges\u00ea het, &#8220;Die kind is nie meer hier nie, ek moet aangaan met my lewe. Ek het nog twee ander kinders ook.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het vir hom ook, soos vir ander getuies wat vroe\u00ebr in die saak getuig het, baie ingenome gelyk en ges\u00ea haar kind het haar nou baie&nbsp;<em>famous<\/em>&nbsp;gemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lombard meen dat dit &#8216;n onvanpaste ding van &#8216;n ma was om dit&nbsp;&nbsp;s\u00ea, en hy het dit glo ook vir haar ges\u00ea. Hy het ook vir haar ges\u00ea baie mense help om na Joshlin te soek en hulpbronne word ingespan, maar dit het geen kommentaar by Kelly uitgelok nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inteendeel het sy die onderhoud kortgeknip want sy en Boeta moes Spur toe gaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk kon nie verstaan dat die ma van &#8216;n kind wat weg is, nie bereid is om van haar eie tyd op te offer om die polisie te help met die ondersoek nie. Hier sit is ons saam, ek wil dit vasl\u00ea op &#8216;n verklaring en jy s\u00ea, jy het nie tyd nie. Dit was skokkend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rooi ligte het op verskillende tye by Lombard afgegaan oor Appolis en Kelly se ontwykende houdings wanneer hulle uitgevra word oor Appolis en Joshlin se verhouding.<br>Lombard het ook getuig hoe Kelly op \u0149 ander geleentheid hom en sy kollegas begin vloek, skree en skel het toe sy ingelig is dat Boeta en Steveno ges\u00ea het die speurders moet h\u00e1\u00e1r vra wat sy met haar kind gemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het glo&#8217;n paar keer geskree: \u201cHoe kan Boeta dit aan my doen! Ek het hom vertrou, ek is lief vir hom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit was vir Lombard duidelik dat sy oor Boeta bekommerd was, maar nie een keer uitgevra het oor hoe die soektog na Joshlin vorder nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het glo ook sommer haar familie in haar afwesigheid gevloek en verkwalik vir die situasie waarin sy haar bevind het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erasmus het Lombard gevra om die presiese woorde aan die hof te s\u00ea waarop hy geantwoord het, \u201cEk vloek nie so lelik nie, Edelagbare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"90940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/inmenging-belemmer-soektog-na-joshlin\/img_3004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 2000D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1743005427&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;180&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Steveno van Rhyn en Kelly Smith luister na kapt. Wesley Lombard se getuienis.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3004-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3004-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3004-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steveno van Rhyn en Kelly Smith luister na kapt. Wesley Lombard se getuienis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Die geskel en gevloek het aangegaan, sy het gehuil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Boeta en Steveno wat voor hul inhegtenisnemings afsonderlik ondervra is, het albei die vinger na Kelly gewys, maar nie een van die twee wou besonderhede gee of verduidelik waarom hulle dan s\u00ea sy sal weet nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lombard se ondersoekspan het intussen ook ontdek dat Kelly as prostituut gewerk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Lombard is daar tot op hede geen leidrade gekry wat daarop dui dat Joshlin dood is nie. Hulle werk steeds vanuit die perspektief om haar iewers lewend op te spoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die saak gaan Vrydag 28 Maart voort in die Veeldoelige Sentrum in White City, Saldanha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volgens die ondersoekbeampte in die Joshlin Smith-hofsaak is die polisie se ondersoek na die verdwyning van die sesjarige uit die Middelpos- informele nedersetting in Februarie 2024 ernstig belemmer en in die wiele gery deur die optrede van \u2018n politieke party en \u2018n string 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