Moment triple murder suspect flees UK days before wife and daughters, aged five and 15, found dead at family home
Police have released a CCTV image of the moment a father-of-two fled the country after his wife and two daughters were found dead in his home.
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Police launched a murder investigation after a mum and her two children were found dead inside the family's £1.3 million property in Great Denham, Bedfordshire, on Tuesday.
Officers forced entry before discovering the victims’ bodies after they had not been seen for several days.
They have been identified as Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile, and his daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, 5.
Husband and father Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who also goes by the name of Mark, aged 45 and from Bedford, has been identified as the supsect.
The IT expert was seen leaving Heathrow Airport using a British passport on Saturday.
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.
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“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 who has any information about Tshuma or witnessed anything unusual or suspicious in the days leading up to Saturday is urged to contact the police.
Tshuma is a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage and is reportedly a senior IT manager on £100,000 a year.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he previously worked as head of Development and Support at accounting firm ICAEW until 2024.
His profile describes him as an "IT leader with a proven delivery record of implementing enabling technologies".
He bought the Bedfordshire mansion, where his wife and children were found dead, two years ago for £1.3 million but spent months renovating and modernising it following the purchase.
It is now kitted out with a swimming pool, and has four bedrooms and bathrooms.