British grandparents murdered by armed robbers on their farm in South Africa have been found dumped in a river.

Grandparents Roger and Christine Solik - who moved from Wales to South Africa in 1981 - were killed in the robbery at their farmland estate.

Police are hunting the armed raiders who broke into their house before tying them up and dumping them in a river.

Christine, 57, was found dead in a river 45 miles from her home and the body of Parkinson's sufferer Roger, 66, discovered the next day.

Roger and Christine Solik (pictured) were brutally murdered by armed robbers on their farm

Neighbours reported finding the couple's home on a farmland estate had been broken into and a search was launched for the 'inseperable' pair.

The couple, from Aberycynon, near Aberdare, South Wales, are understood to have moved to South Africa after getting married in 1980.

In a statement, their four children said: 'Our parents were inseparable and their relationship was something to aspire to.

'It is hard to understand that on their community farmland estate, with rolling hills and endless nature, and neighbours 100m away, that something so violent could happen.

'Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.'

Their children, twins Alexander and Gregory, 32, Jessica, 30, and Brendon, 29, described them as devoted to each other.

Christine (pictured) was found a day before her husband Roger

The family launched a heart-wrenching appeal to find Roger after the body of Christine was found in Impendle, Natal, 45 miles from her home in the the town of Nottingham Road.

They said they had been informed by their local police chief that their mother was dead and their father was missing.

The children said: 'He informed us that there had been a robbery at our family home at the Bend Country Estate, and that our mother Christine Solik had been found in a river murdered some 70km away from the house.

'Our father, Roger Solik, however, is still missing.

'He has fought hard against Parkinson's disease for twenty years. Daily medication is essential for his condition and, no matter how mentally fit he is, without his medication he will become totally dysfunctional within 48 hours.

'It is critical that we find our father soon as he has hours to live.'

The children later said they were 'comforted' by the fact their father's body had been recovered even though he was dead.

Christine returned to Wales just last month for the funeral of her father Glyn.

The couple initially emigrated on a two-year visa but decided to stay.

Their children said: 'Our father was beloved for his wicked sense of humour, his kindness and his passion for food and wine.

'Our mother was the glue that kept us all together with her well-known warmth, and gentle, loving touch.

'They were totally devoted to each other, and to our family, which has always remained extremely close even as we have moved to different parts of the country.

'While the loss of our parents has shattered our hearts, the generous spirit with which they lived and loved the world will never leave us. We will always remember them for this, their gift to the world.'

A spokesman for the South African Police Service confirmed Mr Solik's body was found 3km away from his wife's body. He said: 'We are working around the clock to locate the suspects.'