Amanda Lindhout wept openly on the stand at her kidnapper's sentencing hearing today, describing the horrors of being held captive in war-torn Somalia and how the lingering effects of that experience left her emotionally crippled. The court also heard from Nigel Brennan, the Australian photojournalist who was traveling with Lindhout in Somalia and was also held captive. Plea for forgivenessAder delivered his own statement and pleaded for forgiveness from Lindhout and Brennan. Ali Omar Ader listens to translation during his sentencing hearing for the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout Wednesday. Ader has shown remorse: lawyer"No human being should have to go through the horrors of what Ms. Lindhout and Mr. Brennan went through," Adam said.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2018 16:10 UTC