South African police said they arrested a UK father in Johannesburg on Friday, suspected of murdering his wife and two young daughters.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, was arrested following an operation involving Interpol, the South African Police Service (SAPS) statement said.
“Through swift operational coordination and intelligence-led policing, SAPS members successfully traced and arrested the fugitive today,” it said.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma left the country via Heathrow Airport on Saturday
Tshuma was wanted by authorities in the United Kingdom in connection with the murder of his wife Zandile Tshuma, 42, and their daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five.
Their bodies were found at the family’s £1.3-million ($1.7-million) home in an affluent suburb of Bedford in central England after concerns were raised on Monday.
Tshuma is a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage.
He will appear in court on Monday, the police said. – AFP
