Credit: X / @LopangAlamuAn IT consultant suspected of murdering his entire family at their Bedfordshire home has been arrested by police in South Africa, The Telegraph can reveal.Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, also known as Mark Tshuma, left the UK on Saturday, two days before the bodies of his wife and two daughters were discovered.Police mounted an international manhunt for Mr Tshuma and Interpol issued a red notice for his arrest.The 45-year-old initially fled to Dubai from Heathrow airport on July 4, then took a second flight to Johannesburg.The Telegraph understands that Mr Tshuma then travelled to his native Zimbabwe but returned to South Africa shortly afterwards. Police apprehended him in Kensington, Johannesburg, on Friday.Mr Tshuma’s wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile, and his daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead at their £1.3m home in Great Denham, Bedfordshire, on Monday.Andrew Southam, who services the family’s swimming pool, said Mrs Tshuma was in the process of divorcing her husband.CCTV footage from Saturday was released by Bedfordshire Police, showing Mr Tshuma at Heathrow, clutching his boarding pass and pushing a dark blue suitcase.South Africa shares an extradition treaty with the UK and it is expected that Mr Tshuma will be brought back to Britain for questioning and potential charges.The manhunt for Mr Tshuma lasted five days, with his wife’s family turning to a private investigation company in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, to locate him.Mr Tshuma’s mother, Patricia Tshuma, who lives in a modest home on the outskirts of Bulawayo, declined to comment on the investigation to find her son when approached by The Telegraph. “I will only talk to the relevant departments,” she said.The family’s home in Great Denham, Bedfordshire, a four-bedroom property – Jacob King/PAMrs Tshuma, who was born and educated in Zimbabwe, emigrated to the UK in 2011.She worked as an analyst for a care home service and later in senior anti-fraud roles for Barclays and KPMG. Her last role was as an associate director for the Forensic Risk Alliance.A family spokesman said: “We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss of life, a young, beautiful family that has needlessly lost their lives and future. We are all grappling to make sense of this tragedy, I don’t know if it will ever be possible for us to find closure.”Mr Tshuma owns and runs Nexus Trove Holdings, a property business, from his address in Great Denham, according to Companies House.The most recent filings showed that the business had more than £1m in assets at the end of 2024. The firm made a £48,277 profit that year.According to Rightmove, the family’s house was bought for £1.27m in May 2024, and has a swimming pool, four bedrooms and four bathrooms.Both girls were privately educated. Natalie attended Bedford Girls’ School while Nala was at Pilgrims Pre-Prep School.‘A shocking and tragic case’A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said Mr Tshuma had been remanded in custody and “work is now under way to return him to the UK”.Det Insp Lee Martin, the senior investigating officer, said: “This has been a fast-moving investigation which has involved multiple law enforcement partners, including the National Crime Agency, Interpol and authorities in both Zimbabwe and South Africa.“Thanks to the tireless work and dedication of all those involved, we have managed to swiftly locate and arrest Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who we want to speak to in connection with this shocking and tragic case.“Our investigation remains ongoing and we’ll be working closely with our counterparts in South Africa, as well as the National Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service, to bring him back to this country.“Our thoughts remain very much with Zandile, Natalie and Nala, as well as their loved ones, at this time.”Mr Tshuma has been charged with three counts of murder and will appear in court in South Africa on Monday.
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