Renowned botanists Rachel and Rodney Saunders, aged 63 and 74, had been searching for rare seeds in the Ngoye Forest when they were kidnapped.

Three individuals convicted in the brutal kidnapping and murder of British botanists Dr Rodney and Dr Rachel Saunders will face sentencing in Durban

Three individuals convicted of the kidnapping and murder of British botanists Dr Rodney and Dr Rachel Saunders are back in court for sentencing in the Durban High Court today.

Renowned botanists Rachel and Rodney Saunders, aged 63 and 74, had been searching for rare seeds in the Ngoye Forest when they were kidnapped.

Rachel Saunders, 64, and her husband Rodney, 73, were initially kidnapped in the Ngoye Forest before they were killed - this is a breaking story