Police have released a CCTV image of a murder suspect believed to have killed his wife and 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 near Bedford on Monday after reports the family had not been seen for several days.

Bedfordshire Police is seeking 45-year-old 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.”