Zimbabwe-born man arrested in South Africa for triple murder

A 45-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder following the deaths of his wife and two daughters in England and his subsequent arrest in South Africa. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested in the Kensington suburb of Johannesburg on Friday, July 10, 2026, after an international manhunt.

The bodies of Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and her daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were discovered at the family's home on Carnoustie Drive in Great Denham, near Bedford, on Monday, July 6. Police forced entry into the property after concerns were raised that the family had not been seen for several days.

Authorities said Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage who also goes by the name Mark, departed the United Kingdom from London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, July 4. He is believed to have traveled to Zimbabwe before arriving in South Africa. Following a review of evidence supplied by Bedfordshire Police, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service authorized the three murder charges against him shortly after his arrest.

The arrest was the result of a coordinated operation involving the South African Police Service, Interpol, Crime Intelligence, the Organised Crime...