British hostages in Somalia tell of torture of separation

By Heidi Blake Published: 7:30AM GMT 02 March 2010

Paul and Rachel Chandler, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, have been serf for some-more than 4 months Photo: C4

Paul and Rachel Chandler, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, have been serf for some-more than 4 months after being kidnapped whilst sailing from the Seychelles towards Tanzania.

Mrs Chandler, 56, said: "I"m patently really worried and very, really waste and worried," in a write talk with a Somali radio station.

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The economist, who has not prolonged ago appeared skinny in photographs, added: "I spoke to him [Mr Chandler] six, 7 or eight days ago but they don"t let us, we"re not together, we"ve not seen one an additional for five weeks right away but I was authorised to verbalise to him."

During the interview, available about dual weeks ago and shown last night on ITV News, Mr Chandler described their forced assign as "torture".

The 60-year-old late apportion surveyor said: "I don"t assimilate this. This is woe and we have never in the tied together hold up been detached this prolonged and we have the anniversary subsequent Sunday. We will have been tied together twenty-nine years."

After being told that the Somali village in the UK is you do what it can to assistance assist their release, Mrs Chandler added: "It"s really good to know that the Somali village and the UK are endangered about me, I am really grateful."

The British Government has refused to compensate a ransom for the integrate and called for their evident release.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband progressing pronounced the Government was "working really hard" and nobody would be confident until the integrate returned home safely.