The search and seizure conducted at the Mtunzini home of the Isis-linked couple charged with the kidnapping and murder of Rachel and Rodney Saunders has come under scrutiny at the Durban high court.
A trolley porter at Waterloo Spar in Verulam, who often helped Sayfudeen Aslam Del Vecchio when he shopped at the supermarket, was the main witness in the Durban high court on Monday.
The state witness in the murder and kidnapping trial of well-known botanist Rodney Saunders and his wife Rachel, told the Durban high court about his reluctance to join the Islamic faith.
A former employee of the alleged mastermind behind the brutal killing of acclaimed botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders painted a picture of how he met, befriended and was lured into the criminal activity of three people on trial for the double murder in the Durban high court.
The sister of slain botanist Rachel Saunders told the Durban high court the last time she interacted with her sister was via a Whatsapp chat before the couple's disappearance.