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Zimbabwean wanted over UK triple murder arrested in South Africa
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Zimbabwean national Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who is wanted by United Kingdom authorities in connection with the alleged murders of his wife and two daughters, has reportedly been arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng.
Tshuma, 45, is the subject of an international murder investigation launched by Bedfordshire Police after the bodies of his wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and their daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, 5, were discovered at the family's home in Great Denham, near Bedford.
UK investigators believe Tshuma left Britain through Heathrow Airport on 4 July using a British passport, two days before the victims' bodies were found. Bedfordshire Police subsequently released CCTV images of him and appealed for him to surrender, saying they were working with national and international law enforcement agencies to locate him.
Before reports of his arrest emerged, Detective Inspector Lee Martin, the senior investigating officer, had urged Tshuma to hand himself in, warning that "criminal investigation knows no borders" as authorities pursued every available lead.
The alleged arrest comes after Zimbabwean police said they had not yet received formal communication from UK authorities but were monitoring the case and stood ready to cooperate should Tshuma be located.
South African authorities have not yet publicly released details of the reported arrest or indicated when Tshuma could appear in court.
The case is expected to trigger legal processes involving cooperation between South African and UK authorities as investigators seek to progress the murder inquiry.
Tshuma, 45, is the subject of an international murder investigation launched by Bedfordshire Police after the bodies of his wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and their daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, 5, were discovered at the family's home in Great Denham, near Bedford.
UK investigators believe Tshuma left Britain through Heathrow Airport on 4 July using a British passport, two days before the victims' bodies were found. Bedfordshire Police subsequently released CCTV images of him and appealed for him to surrender, saying they were working with national and international law enforcement agencies to locate him.
Before reports of his arrest emerged, Detective Inspector Lee Martin, the senior investigating officer, had urged Tshuma to hand himself in, warning that "criminal investigation knows no borders" as authorities pursued every available lead.
The alleged arrest comes after Zimbabwean police said they had not yet received formal communication from UK authorities but were monitoring the case and stood ready to cooperate should Tshuma be located.
South African authorities have not yet publicly released details of the reported arrest or indicated when Tshuma could appear in court.
The case is expected to trigger legal processes involving cooperation between South African and UK authorities as investigators seek to progress the murder inquiry.
Source - Byo24News
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