A man accused of murdering his wife and two daughters in Bedfordshire appeared in a South African court following a UK extradition request.
Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, aged 42, and her daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were discovered dead in a house in Great Denham, near Bedford, on 6 July.
The Crown Prosecution Service has charged Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, a British citizen of Zimbabwean descent, with three counts of murder.
He appeared before Johannesburg magistrates, confirmed his name, and was advised that a further hearing would be scheduled for 22 July.
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During the hearing, he indicated that he would speak in English.
His mother and sister were present in the courtroom gallery, and Tshuma waved to his family before being taken to the holding cells at the conclusion of Monday’s hearing.