A man arrested in Johannesburg on ​Friday who is suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters in Britain bought an unlicensed gun, possibly to kill himself, South African police said.Ndodana ⁠Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, appeared in a Johannesburg magistrate's court on Monday and was remanded in custody until July 22, for authorities to establish whether ⁠he is in South Africa ​legally.He ⁠has been charged in South Africa with illegal possession of a firearm, which carries a ⁠potential 15-year prison sentence for first-time offenders, while the court ​will ⁠also consider whether he should ‌be extradited to Britain.British prosecutors have authorised police to charge Tshuma with three counts of murder, after ‌the bodies of his wife, 42, and ‌daughters, 15 and 5, were found at their home in Bedfordshire early this month.Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, wanted by British authorities in connection with the murder of his wife and two daughters in Bedfordshire, appears at the Johannesburg Central District Magistrate's Court, in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 13, 2026. (Reuters)Tshuma left Britain via Heathrow Airport before the ⁠bodies were discovered, South African police said."According to our investigation, after landing in South Africa on July 5, he then went to one of the townships and he bought this particular unlicensed firearm," South African police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters."It is our suspicion that this ... ‌firearm was going to be used to end his ​life."South Africa had received a provisional extradition ‌request from Britain but was ⁠waiting for a full document, Mathe added.She ⁠said Tshuma had family in South Africa who helped police apprehend him. "His ‌family did ​not harbour him. ... They played a ‌very pivotal role," Mathe ​said.