Woman captured in Kenya is deaf

The Telegraph reports today that the British woman kidnapped in a Kenyan holiday resort is deaf.

Judith Tebbutt, 56, who lost her husband when she was kidnapped, is thought to have been taken to neighbouring Somalia,

A friend, who asked not to be named said:
“Judy only has around 30 or 40 per cent hearing and wears a double hearing aid.
“If she has them in and they are working then she is fine, but if she does not have them or once the batteries run out then she will have great difficulty hearing what people are saying to her."

The kidnappers have not yet made contact with authourities.