full_name: Ivolyn De Bruin
firstname: Ivolyn
description: Was sentenced to death for the murder of a policeman in Paballelo, Upington, Cape, on 13 November 1985, and spent two years on death row at Pretoria prison before her death sentence was commuted on appeal in 1991 to a five year suspended sentence. Ms De Bruin was arrested with others in Upington, Cape, in November 1985 and charged with murder in what became known as the ‘Upington 26’ trial. Twenty five were convicted of common purpose; fourteen were sentenced to death. One of the fourteen applied for amnesty for the killing.