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

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

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

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

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

Two of the accused in the Joshlin Smith trial take the stand for their statements to be scrutinised. As the sixth week of the ...

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.

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

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

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

Jacquen "Boeta" Appollis, the man believed to have been the last person to see Joshlin Smith before she went missing, claims ...

Jacquen ‘Boeta’ Appollis told the court which parts of his allegedly coerced confession were true and which were false ...