South African authorities have confirmed plans to extradite a British man accused of murdering his wife and two daughters in the United Kingdom after he was arrested in Johannesburg.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a 45-year-old British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, was apprehended on Friday during an intelligence-led operation involving Interpol.
British prosecutors have authorised police to charge Tshuma with three counts of murder following the discovery of the bodies of his wife, Zandile Tshuma, 42, and their daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, at their home in Bedfordshire, north of London, on Tuesday.
Speaking on Sunday, South Africa’s Minister of Justice, Mmamoloko Kubayi, said the extradition process was already underway.
“Tshuma will be extradited to the UK once I have signed all the extradition documents and requests,” Kubayi told reporters.
She added that officials were working around the clock to complete the necessary documentation to facilitate the extradition but did not specify when the suspect would be transferred to the United Kingdom.
“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.
Tshuma is expected to appear before a Johannesburg court on Monday as legal proceedings continue.
