Gang convicted of murdering British botanists in South Africa after attack

British botanists Rod Saunders, 74, and his wife Rachel Saunders, 63, are convicted of murder in South Africa following their deaths, according to reports. The couple were allegedly attacked while they were in remote mountainous areas searching for rare gladioli flowers. After the killings, accounts say their bodies were fed to crocodiles. The same reports describe that members of the gang later used the couple’s credit cards, with total spending reported at £37,000. The convictions are reported to have taken place in South Africa. Details about sentencing and the number of defendants involved are not included in the provided excerpts. The reports frame the case as an organized gang attack targeting the British couple during their fieldwork, followed by the use of the victims’ financial information after the incident.