A CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with the deaths of three people at a property in Bedford has been released by Bedfordshire Police. 45-year-old Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who also goes by the name of Mark, is believed to have left the country from Heathrow Airport on a British passport on Saturday, July 4. Authorities say he is a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage.
A murder investigation was launched by officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit on Tuesday, July 7, after the bodies of a woman and two children were discovered at a property in Great Denham. Formal identification has yet to take place, but police believe the bodies to be his wife, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile, and his daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, 5.
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.
“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.
“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.”
Anyone with information about Tshuma, or who witnessed anything unusual or suspicious in the days leading up to Saturday, is urged to contact Bedfordshire Police.