Missing Joshlin Smith update: Police discover blood-stained clothing lined up for forensic analysis

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According to police the blood-stained clothes, believed to be Joshlin Smith's, were found in an open field on Saturday night.

CAPE TOWN - Western Cape police have found pieces of clothing with blood stains, allegedly belonging to missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith in Saldanha Bay."The investigation team descended on the scene where the pieces of clothing were seized as part of ongoing investigation," said police spokesperson Malcolm Poje.

The primary school girl was left in the care of her mother's boyfriend at the time of her abrupt disappearance.

 

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