Accused two in Joshlin Smith’s case claims police tortured him

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The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court.

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Accused number two in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case, Steveno van Rhyn, has told the High Court in Saldanha Bay that he was beaten repeatedly by police officers.

This as a trial within a trial continues to determine the admissibility of the accused, Jacquen Appollis and Van Rhyn’s statements that they were tortured into making confessions.

Van Rhyn says he was taken to the Sea Boarder offices in March last year, where he was allegedly tortured and assaulted.

He says, “From the onset, they would ask me a question, I would tell them that I don’t know. Then they would be busy hitting me on my hand, knees and my feet. I would scream. I would tell them that I’m getting sore. They said I must tell them the truth.”