South Africa - Rod (74) & Rachel (63) Saunders, British botanists, killed & fed to crocodiles, 2018 *arrests* *Graphic*

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https://www.news.com.au/world/africa/british-couple-eaten-by-crocodiles-after-being-brutally-murdered-and-thrown-in-river-by-ruthless-gang/news-story/a1571018112ce213be92f062f4629b0a

A British couple were murdered, zipped inside their sleeping bags and fed to crocodiles by a ruthless kidnap gang days after recording a BBC gardening show, a court heard.

Respected botanists Rod Saunders, 74, and Rachel, 63, were ambushed as they searched for rare seeds in a remote nature reserve in South Africa.

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A total of four suspects were arrested - three in South Africa around 30 miles from the reserve, and one in the Netherlands.

Three went on trial this week at Durban High Court, accused of kidnap, murder, robbery and theft.

 

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Rod and Rachel Saunders - Wikipedia

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Keith Smith gets life in prison for murdering wife and covering it up

An Aberdeen man will serve the rest of his life in prison for murdering his wife more than three years ago, and lying about how it happened.

www.wmar2news.com

Justice seems to be on the horizon after four accused went on trial at the Durban High Court. Sayefundeen Aslam Del Vecchio, 39, his wife Bibi Fatima Patel, 28, and their lodger at the time, Mussa Ahmad Jackson, 35, all denied any wrongdoing, including murder, robbery, and theft. The fourth suspect who was found to have bought the mobile phones that belonged to the Saunders was released with a suspended sentence.

However, Del Vecchio and Patel are prime suspects as they stated that there was a nearby couple to "target" and to "hunt," in text messages. There also appears to be an ISIS link behind the seemingly random murders. Thus, the trial is still in process. "It is alleged that between February 10 and 15 at the Ngoye Forest, the accused did unlawfully and intentionally kill Rachel Saunders and between the same dates did unlawfully and intentionally kill Rodney Sanders," the court was told.

 

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Court hears of murders of British couple later eaten by crocodiles

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Dr Rachel Saunders and husband Rod were killed and their corpses thrown off a bridge into a crocodile infested river.

www.dailymail.co.uk