Bedfordshire Police have released a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with the deaths of three people at a property in Great Denham, Bedford. The suspect, 45-year-old Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, also known as Mark, is believed to have left the country from Heathrow Airport on Saturday, July 4, using a British passport. Authorities state he is a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage.
Murder Investigation Launched
A murder investigation was initiated on Tuesday, July 7, by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit after the bodies of a woman and two children were discovered at a property in Great Denham. Formal identification is pending, but police believe the victims are Tshuma's wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile, and his daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, 5.
Police Appeal to Suspect
Detective Inspector Lee Martin, senior investigating officer, said: “We have been carrying out numerous lines of enquiry as part of this fast-paced, complex investigation. We know that Mark Tshuma left the country on Saturday and is now believed to be in Zimbabwe. We are urgently working to find and apprehend him, and would appeal to him directly to hand himself in.”
Martin added: “Mark, unthinkable harm has been caused to those around you, and this has left your relatives and friends utterly devastated. Criminal investigation knows no borders. We are actively working with national and international agencies to pursue every available line of enquiry to track you down. Please do the right thing, come forward and hand yourself in to local authorities.”
Ongoing Investigation
Police are urging anyone with information about Tshuma or who witnessed anything unusual or suspicious in the days leading up to Saturday to come forward. “Any information – no matter how small – could be beneficial to this investigation,” police said in a press release. Information can be reported via the Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) or by calling 101.
Detective Inspector Martin concluded: “Our thoughts are still very much with Zandile, Natalie and Nala, as well as all of those who loved and knew them, at this extremely difficult time.”
