South African court jails 71-year-old woman for killing three great-grandchildren

Susana “Sarie” De Villiers, a 71-year-old South African woman, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her three great-grandchildren in a crash in 2021. She pleaded guilty in March 2025, and the Worcester Regional Court sentenced her on Thursday. The children, Caleb (8), Gradwell (5), and Joshua (18 months), died after De Villiers drove off Bainskloof Pass; she survived but sustained serious injuries.