Trial for the murders of Rod and Rachel Saunders
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 2:55 am
After multiple delays, the trial at Durban High Court of those accused of murdering Rod and Rachel Saunders* in February 2018 started last Tuesday, 11/4/2023.
The prosecution are dealing first with a charge of arson from September 2017. Connected to that charge is the suggestion that the ringleader of the three accused had been involved in poaching. His permission to access the farm where the arson occurred "was withdrawn after complaints that he was poaching and destroying natural plants." The other report has this as "hunting on the properties and destroying indigenous trees".
We will probably never know but that may explain why the murderers encountered Rod and Rachel Saunders.
The prosecution are calling 70 witnesses. The trial may last until 15/6/2023.
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/new-tri ... st-couple/
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/arson-a ... der-trial/
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafri ... s-20230412
* Botanists and founders of the remarkable Silverhill Seeds in Cape Town, South Africa. https://silverhillseeds.co.za/meet-the-team/
The prosecution are dealing first with a charge of arson from September 2017. Connected to that charge is the suggestion that the ringleader of the three accused had been involved in poaching. His permission to access the farm where the arson occurred "was withdrawn after complaints that he was poaching and destroying natural plants." The other report has this as "hunting on the properties and destroying indigenous trees".
We will probably never know but that may explain why the murderers encountered Rod and Rachel Saunders.
The prosecution are calling 70 witnesses. The trial may last until 15/6/2023.
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/new-tri ... st-couple/
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/arson-a ... der-trial/
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafri ... s-20230412
* Botanists and founders of the remarkable Silverhill Seeds in Cape Town, South Africa. https://silverhillseeds.co.za/meet-the-team/