Trial goes on as Isis-linked couple’s bid to remove judge fails

Pair charged with kidnapping and killing botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders in 2018

27 February 2024 - 18:31 By MFUNDO MKHIZE

It was strike three for Isis-linked couple Safuydeen Del Vecchio and his wife Fatima Bibi Patel who lost their bid to have sitting judge Esther Steyn removed on Tuesday. ..

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