British couple murdered and fed to crocodiles while working in South Africa

The Metro says A British couple was murdered by a ruthless gang as they searched a remote South African nature reserve for rare seeds, a court heard.

Botanists Rachel Saunders, 63, and Rod Saunders, 74, were kidnapped and beaten to death in the Ngoye Forest Reserve.

They had their bodies thrown into a crocodile-infested river in February 2018.

The pair, who were married for 30 years, were scouring wild mountains and forests for their business Silverhill Seeds, based in Cape Town.