A 71-year-old great-grandmother in South Africa is sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for the premeditated murders of her three great-grandchildren. The killings took place in November 2021 after the woman drove the children off Bainskloof Pass near Worcester in the Western Cape.
Multiple outlets report that the court found the murders to be premeditated and imposed a term of direct imprisonment of 20 years, described as an effective sentence in some coverage. The Citizen also reports that while the woman pleaded guilty, she states in the explanation for her plea that she has diminished responsibility. The reports do not provide details on the basis for that claim or on how the court addressed it.
