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A man accused of killing his wife and two daughters in Britain before fleeing to South Africa will be extradited to the United Kingdom to face trial, South Africa’s Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has said.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a 45-year-old British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, was arrested in Johannesburg on Friday following an intelligence-led operation involving Interpol.
British authorities have accused Tshuma of murdering his wife, Zandile Tshuma, 42, and their two daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five. The bodies of the three victims were discovered at the family’s home in Bedfordshire, north of London, on Tuesday.
UK prosecutors have authorised police to charge Tshuma with three counts of murder. He is expected to appear before a Johannesburg court on Monday as South African authorities begin the extradition process.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Justice Minister Kubayi confirmed that Tshuma would be returned to the UK once the required legal procedures are completed.
“Tshuma will be extradited to the UK once I have signed all the extradition documents and requests,” Kubayi said.
She added that officials were working urgently to complete the necessary paperwork but did not provide a specific timeline for the process.
“The teams are working quite hard around the clock so that the extradition requests are done and the paperwork is done in time,” she said.
The arrest followed cooperation between law enforcement agencies in South Africa, Britain and Interpol, with investigators tracking Tshuma after he allegedly left the UK following the deaths.
Authorities in both countries are expected to continue working together as the extradition proceedings move forward and Tshuma faces the next stage of the legal process in the UK.
