Another delay has marred proceedings in the trial of the Isis-linked trio charged with the February 2018 murder and disappearance of Dr Rodney and Rachel Saunders in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
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Lawyers representing Islamic State-linked accused charged with the murders of British botanists Dr Rodney Saunders, 74, and Rachel Saunders, 63, want state prosecutor Mahen Naidu to recuse himself.
The Saunders couple - who had dual citizenship for South Africa and the United Kingdom - lived in Cape Town and were killed during a work trip to KwaZulu-Natal on 10 February 2018.
Bulelani Mazomba, acting on behalf of Del Vecchio and Patel argued that the use of data from the cellphones of the accused violates their human rights.