Nairobi (Sunatimes) The captor of a British woman, Judith Tebbutt, who was abducted from a luxury beach resort in Kenya, has handed over Judith Tebbutt to pirates in exchange of £200,000, reports say.

Judith, 56, could now face months in captivity as the pirate gang hold out for a profit on their huge at Amara village in central Somalia, reports The Sun.

According to the sun, the gunmen who are allegedly loyal to one of the Al-Shabaab’s leaders in Port City of Kismayo, Hassan Yakub, have reportedly sold the captive to Somalia pirates who in the meantime are expected to demand for ransom.

The gunmen raided Kiwayu Safari Village, a luxury beach resort in Kenya in the early hours of Sunday, shooting dead publishing executive David Tebbutt, 58, and taking hostage his wife Judith, 56, before escaping by boat.

By Abdisalan Abdulle