Killers of British couple in South Africa sentenced to life
Summary
Three people were sentenced to life in prison in South Africa for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a British couple in 2018. Rachel and Rodney Saunders were found dead after being taken in a forest while collecting plants.Key Facts
- Rachel Saunders, 64, and Rodney Saunders, 73, were kidnapped and killed in Ngoye Forest, South Africa, in February 2018.
- The couple were botanists collecting indigenous plants and seeds at the time.
- Three people—Saffydeen Aslam del Vecchio, Fatima Patel, and Ahmad Mussa—were convicted and sentenced to two life terms each.
- They were also sentenced for robbery and theft, including using the couple’s bank cards to buy items near Durban.
- The couple’s car was found with blood stains, and 734,000 rand (£42,000) was taken from their accounts.
- Del Vecchio and Patel were arrested shortly after the disappearance, and Mussa was arrested three weeks later.
- Rachel and Rodney had dual South African and British citizenship and owned a seed business in Cape Town.
- The sentences will run at the same time, and Patel was previously arrested during an unrelated anti-terrorism raid.
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