Chilling last pic of Brit TV couple before their bloodied bodies fed to crocs

A British couple’s killing in South Africa, carried out shortly after filming for BBC Gardeners’ World, has led to life sentences for three defendants, an account of the case reported this week. Rod Saunders, 74, and his wife Rachel, 63, were ambushed and murdered in the Drakensberg Mountains days after a TV crew filmed with them, according to the report. Prosecutors and the court narrative describe the couple traveling to a secluded forest to hunt for rare gladioli flowers for seeds, where they were attacked and later thrown into a crocodile-infested river. The article says an ISIS-affiliated group was behind the attack, with Sayefundeen Del Vecchio, 44, his wife Bibi Fatima Patel, 34, and lodger Mussa Jackson, 40, found guilty of double murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery. Sentencing took place at Durban High Court, with Del Vecchio and Patel remaining in custody for judgment while Jackson faced the dock.