Ransoms have surged as Haiti struggles with widespread gang violence, particularly around its capital Port-au-Prince.

Gena Heraty was abducted at orphanage she ran along with seven Haitian colleagues and a three-year-old child

Ransoms have surged as Haiti struggles with widespread gang violence, particularly around its capital Port-au-Prince.

Gena Heraty - a director of a special needs program for children and adults at the Saint-Hélène orphanage in the commune of Kescoff - was released alongside seven others.