Police have released a CCTV image of a murder suspect believed to have killed his wife and his two daughters before fleeing the UK.
The bodies of Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and her daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found after police forced entry to a house in Bedford on Monday after reports the family had not been seen for several days.
Bedfordshire Police is seeking Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, also known as Mark, who left the country via Heathrow Airport on a British passport on Saturday.
Det Insp Lee Martin said: “We know that Mark Tshuma left the country on Saturday and is now believed to be in Zimbabwe.”
He added the force was working with national and international agencies to find Tshuma.
“We are urgently working to find and apprehend him, and would appeal to him directly to hand himself in.”
He appealed directly to the suspect, saying: “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.
“Please do the right thing, come forward and hand yourself in to local authorities.”