Appollis claims he was tortured and beaten repeatedly by five men while he was being interrogated at the Sea Border Police ...

Dramatic courtroom confrontation unfolds as Jacquen 'Boeta' Appollis details alleged torture by police in the Joshlin Smith ...

Kelly Smith's boyfriend, Appollis, took the stand on Friday and accused police officers of assaulting him and threatening him with death.

After police threatened him with death, suspended him upside down and put a black bag over his head, Joshlin Smith kidnapping ...

Appollis claims that before his statement, he was allegedly tortured by police and a black bag placed over his head to elicit a confession in the Joshlin Smith case.

Boeta Appollis, the last person to see six-year-old Joshlin Smith before her disappearance, testifies in court about alleged ...

The trial within a trial is for the court to decide whether confession statements made by Van Rhyn and Appollis can be used ...

Nobahle Mkabayi made the claim during the trial-within-a-trial, which is probing whether statements made by the accused were ...

The court must first determine whether confessions made by Van Rhyn and his co-accused were freely and voluntarily given ...

Defence lawyers challenge the validity of Steveno 'Steffie' van Rhyn's confession in the ongoing trial concerning the ...

Another day of the trial-within-a-trial in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case. Judge Nathan Erasmus is expected to rule tomorrow (Friday) on whether two of the accused made confessions freely and ...

On Thursday, proceedings started on a tense note as Judge Nathan Erasmus admonished Stevano van Rhyn’s defence attorney, ...