Remembrance service held for mum and daughters killed in Great Denham

The organiser of the service, Jabu Ncube, had known Zandile for 20 years, meeting her at university.

He asked the gathering: “How do you find words to confirm something that is unspeakable?

“How do you find words to comprehend something that is incomprehensible? I have the task of finding the words.

“Remember them as the angels that they are.”

Toby was one of several of Zandile’s colleagues who worked with her at Forensic Risk Alliance in the forensic data analytics team in London.

He told those who gathered that she showed “exceptional professionalism…sharp intelligence and a passion for her work with kindness”.

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested on an unlicensed firearms charge in Johannesburg on 10 July, and later appeared in court accused of illegally possessing firearms.

South African courts will decide whether a British extradition request meets the legal requirements for his transfer back to the UK.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorised three murder charges against him.

Statements from the coroner’s officers revealed the mother died from “head injuries” while the children’s cause of death was listed as “blunt force head injuries”.

The inquest was adjourned to a date to be determined.

Funerals for all three members of the family are to take place next week in Zimbabwe.

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