India, May 30 -- In a chilling turn of events, a South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of selling her 6-year-old daughter to a "traditional healer" who allegedly intended to use the child's body parts for ritualistic purposes. According to a report by the New York Post, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, along with her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and friend Steveno van Rhyn, were handed life sentences for their involvement in this heinous crime.

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The disappearance of Smith's daughter, Joshlin Smith, in February 2024 near Cape Town, initially gripped the nation. The young girl, with her striking green eyes an...