Outrage as Joslin Smith's mom Kelly 'finds love' in prison
Kelly Smith – the mother of missing girl Joslin Smith – has reportedly found love whilst in prison, and South Africans are engaged.
Earlier this month, the Saldanha Bay woman and her former partner, Jacquin 'Boeta' Appollis, and pal Steveno van Rhyn were sentenced to life for trafficking and kidnapping.
Joslin disappeared on 19 February 2024. She has yet to be found.
According to various social media users, reports have emerged that Kelly Smith has allegedly found love with a man behind bars.
The rumoured prison fling developed whilst Kelly and the man were being held in police custody cells in Langebaan. At the time, Kelly was attending her trial for trafficking and kidnapping her daughter, Joslin Smith, at the Saldanha Bay Multipurpose Centre, sitting under the Western Cape High Court.
She is now serving her time in Pollsmoor Prison, where she is likely to appeal her sentence.
Kelly's rumoured partner is facing charges of business robbery.
On social media, content creators were shocked at the revelation.
TikToker Bleskop Brille shared: 'We do not want to know about Kelly's love life, true or not. We want the truth about Joslin!
Another, Ash Baby, posted: 'Kelly is a true narcissist, like Judge Nathan Erasmus said. She will manipulate everyone and everything to get her way.'
A third, Facebook user 'Coloured Girls Rock,' posted: 'Kelly has a new boyfriend, and she's in jail, sending love letters to some dude. I don't even know if she's got perfume to spray on the envelope. She shouldn't be allowed to even speak to people till she tells us where Joslin is.' @bleskopbrille We don't want to know about Kelly's love life! True or not! We want the truth of Joslin! Boeta has no love lost now if this is true, so he can talk and say what really happened to Joslin Smith!! #bleskopbrille #whatdoyouthink #kellysmith #joslinsmith #missing #missingchildren #humantrafficking #colouredpeople #afrikaanstiktoks #tiktoksouthafrica #fyp #fypp #trendingontiktok #goviral #foryourpagetiktok ♬ original sound – Bleskop brille
Others left comments like:
'Kelly can't even provide for or protect her kids, but she can find love. For what – to have more kids?'
'Kelly is living her best life in prison.'
'She must stay infamous – where is Joslin?
At the time of her arrest, Kelly Smith was in a relationship with fellow convicted trafficker, Jacquin 'Boeta Appollis', who was portrayed as a 'father figure' to Joslin Smith.
The missing girl's biological father is Jose Emke, who reportedly ended their 'abusive' relationship.
It's unclear when Kelly and Boeta parted ways. However, reports have indicated that Kelly miscarried Boeta's baby whilst being held in police custody in Pollsmoor Prison last year.
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