Three members of an ISIS-linked gang have been convicted of murdering British botanists Rod Saunders and Rachel Saunders before dumping their bodies in a crocodile-infested river in South Africa, bringing an end to a case that remained unresolved for more than eight years.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban has convicted three people of kidnapping, robbery and the murders of British botanists Dr Rodney Saunders and Dr Rachel Saunders, whose…

World renowned botanists Rod Saunders, 74, and wife Rachel, 63, were ambushed in South Africa whilst out searching for rare gladioli flowers in remote mountains.