British woman rescued in Malawi police operation against kidnappers

Nusrat Osman, a British woman, was rescued by police in Blantyre, Malawi on Thursday after nearly a week in captivity. Four men had taken her from a street on 11 September using a grey car. Police found and freed her in an operation that killed all four suspected kidnappers. A senior police officer, Deputy Inspector General Noel Kayira, was shot and wounded during the rescue. Osman, 47, is a mother of two from Leicester, England. She moved to Malawi with her family after her husband started a business there. She works for a local auditing firm. After her release, she was taken to hospital for physical and mental health checks, and was reunited with her family. Police say the kidnappers never made any ransom demand.