Police arrest UK fugitive sought in alleged killings of his wife and 2 daughters

SouthĀ AfricanĀ policeĀ arrestedĀ aĀ manĀ wantedĀ byĀ BritishĀ authoritiesĀ onĀ suspicionĀ ofĀ killingĀ hisĀ wifeĀ andĀ twoĀ youngĀ daughtersĀ inĀ EnglandĀ afterĀ tracingĀ himĀ toĀ Johannesburg,Ā policeĀ saidĀ Friday.

NdodanaĀ MkhanyisiĀ Tshuma,Ā aĀ BritishĀ citizenĀ ofĀ ZimbabweanĀ origin,Ā wasĀ arrestedĀ inĀ theĀ JohannesburgĀ suburbĀ ofĀ KensingtonĀ inĀ anĀ intelligence-ledĀ operationĀ involvingĀ InterpolĀ andĀ SouthĀ AfricanĀ policeĀ agencies.

BritishĀ authoritiesĀ hadĀ beenĀ lookingĀ forĀ TshumaĀ inĀ connectionĀ withĀ theĀ deathsĀ ofĀ hisĀ wife,Ā NothaboĀ ZandileĀ Tshuma,Ā 42,Ā andĀ theirĀ daughters,Ā Natalie,Ā 15,Ā andĀ Nala,Ā 5.Ā TheirĀ bodiesĀ wereĀ discoveredĀ atĀ theĀ family’sĀ homeĀ nearĀ Bedford,Ā northĀ ofĀ London.

ActingĀ NationalĀ PoliceĀ CommissionerĀ Lt.Ā Gen.Ā PulengĀ DimpaneĀ saidĀ theĀ arrestĀ underscoredĀ SouthĀ Africa’sĀ cooperationĀ withĀ internationalĀ lawĀ enforcementĀ agenciesĀ inĀ trackingĀ downĀ fugitives.

ā€œThisĀ arrestĀ demonstratesĀ thatĀ SouthĀ AfricaĀ isĀ notĀ aĀ safeĀ havenĀ forĀ fugitives,”Ā DimpaneĀ said.Ā ā€œAnyoneĀ whoĀ believesĀ theyĀ canĀ evadeĀ justiceĀ byĀ fleeingĀ toĀ ourĀ countryĀ shouldĀ knowĀ thatĀ (theĀ SouthĀ AfricanĀ PoliceĀ Service)Ā willĀ workĀ tirelesslyĀ withĀ internationalĀ lawĀ enforcementĀ partnersĀ toĀ trace,Ā locateĀ andĀ arrestĀ them.ā€

PoliceĀ spokespersonĀ Brig.Ā AthlendaĀ MatheĀ saidĀ theĀ necessaryĀ legalĀ andĀ extraditionĀ processesĀ wouldĀ beĀ undertakenĀ withĀ U.K.Ā authorities.Ā BritainĀ andĀ SouthĀ AfricaĀ haveĀ anĀ extraditionĀ treaty,Ā althoughĀ suspectsĀ arrestedĀ inĀ SouthĀ AfricaĀ mustĀ stillĀ appearĀ beforeĀ localĀ courtsĀ beforeĀ theyĀ canĀ beĀ extradited.

SourcesĀ familiarĀ withĀ theĀ matterĀ saidĀ Tshuma’sĀ lawyer’sĀ identityĀ wasĀ expectedĀ toĀ becomeĀ clearĀ whenĀ theĀ caseĀ isĀ calledĀ inĀ court.Ā TshumaĀ isĀ scheduledĀ toĀ appearĀ beforeĀ aĀ SouthĀ AfricanĀ courtĀ onĀ Monday.

 

AdditionalĀ sources • AP

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