Judith Tebbutt, the British woman kidnapped from a resort island on the Kenyan coast, has spoken of her relief that she has been freed after being held captive by Somali pirates for six months.The 56-year-old, whose husband, David, was killed when she was snatched in September on remote Kiwayu, north of Lamu, was released today after a ransom was paid by her relatives.
The cash was airdropped to pirates within the last three days and this morning she was immediately taken out of the Somalia by a plane to Nairobi.
Mrs Tebbutt, a social worker, who is believed to be deaf and was wearing a double hearing aid, said to ITV News: 'I am very relieved to have been released. Seven months is a long time and under the circumstances with my husband passing away...made it harder.'
'I am just happy to be released and I’m looking forward to seeing my son who successfully secured my release. I don’t know how he did it, but he did. Which is great,' she added.
A pirate who identified himself as Ahmed said Mrs Tebbutt had been handed over to regional administration officials after receiving a ransom that had been air dropped. Read More
