Judith Tebbutt released: timeline of ordeal Sept 18, 2011 - The captors transfer Mrs Tebbutt to Amara, a village north of Harardhere, a city known to be a hub for pirates. Amara is where Paul and Rachel Chandler were held after being seized from their yacht in 2009. Sept 19, 2011 - Ali Babitu Kololo, the Kenyan man who reported the crime, is charged with kidnapping and violent robbery in connection with the abduction. Sept 20, 2011 - Amara village elders say Mrs Tebbutt has been moved from Amara to an unknown location, in a bid to avoid being tracked down by authorities. It is also reported that Mrs Tebbutt has fallen ill with a fever. Oct 1, 2011 - French officials announce that 66-year-old Marie Dedieu, who is wheelchair-bound, was kidnapped by Somali gunmen on the north Kenyan coast. Kenyan coast patrols engage in a gunfight with the captors, but are unable to pursue once they reach Somali waters. Oct 6, 2011 - the Kiwayu Safari Village where Mrs Tebbutt was kidnapped and her husband David shot dead is reported to have been closed. Oct 19, 2011 - French authorities says that Mrs Dedieu has died following her kidnapping by Somali militants. Oct 24, 2011 - the French navy bombards Somali militants at the town of Kuday, who are believed to be responsible for the kidnapping of Western tourists. Oct 25, 2011 - Two Kenyan men, Ali Babitu Kololo and Issa Sheikh Saadi, 37, appear before a magistrate in Kenya, charged with kidnapping and violent robbery. Both plead not guilty. Mar 8, 2012 - British engineer Christopher McManus, killed during failed rescue mission in Nigeria, launched by Special Boat Service and Nigerian army. Franco Lamolinara, an Italian colleague, was also killed. March, 21, 2012 - Mrs Tebbutt is released by men reported to be pirates and flown to Nairobi, after her family successfully raises and pays the ransom demanded by her captors.