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Judith Tebutt on how she and her husband David were kidnapped by Somali Pirates

Judith Tebutt tells Dan Damon the story of how she and her husband David were kidnapped by Somali Pirates.

Six Months In Captivity: Judith Tebbutt speaks to Dan Damon

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Judith Tebutt shortly after her release from captivity. She had been kidnapped by Somali pirates. Credit: BBC

27/07/2013

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Judith Tebutt tells Dan Damon the story of how she and her husband David were kidnapped...

Judith Tebutt tells Dan Damon the story of how she and her husband David were kidnapped by Somali pirates.

In September 2011, Judith and David Tebbutt set off to Kenya on holiday. They were kidnapped by armed pirates. Judith was separated from her husband and taken to Somalia. Held hostage in what she described as a 'horrible house' for a large ransom, she learned that responsibility for securing her release rested with her son, Ollie. Hear her tell her story to Dan Damon.

(Image: Judith Tebutt shortly after her release from captivity. She had been kidnapped by Somali pirates. Credit: BBC)

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