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Six Months in Captivity
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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Sun 28 Jul 201312:06GMT
BBC World Service Online
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Photo: Dan Damon interviews Judith Tebutt on World Update

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- Sat 27 Jul 201318:06GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 28 Jul 201312:06GMTBBC World Service Online