Little Cleo's recovery so fortunate, say crime experts Little Cleo Smith's dramatic rescue by police 18 days after being abducted by a stranger in remote WA defied the odds, experts agree. AAP · 15h ago
4-Year-Old Girl Vanished From Campsite In The Middle Of The Night — 18 Days Later, Police Solved The Mystery Nearly five years after she was abducted from her family’s campsite, 9-year-old Cleo Smith is rebuilding her childhood through swimming, gymnastics, school, and family life. Bored Panda · Jun 10
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Cleo Smith's family still 'sad, hurt, scared, angry, terrified' over kidnapping at WA campsite The mother of Cleo Smith, Ellie Smith, says her family remains angry and heartbroken after the sentencing of the man who snatched her five-year-old daughter from a remote WA campsite. ABC News · May 15, 2023
Cleo Smith abduction: how a solitary ping to a mobile phone tower was key to finding child WA police minister discloses fresh details in the capture of Terence Kelly, while Cleo’s parents reveal the lingering effects on the family The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2023
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Man obsessed with Bratz dolls snatched girl from tent - then added her mum on Facebook Terence Darrell Kelly, 37, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after abducting four-year-old Cleo from the Western Australian Blowholes campsite in 2021 Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2023 Why did Terence Kelly take Cleo Smith? The story behind the abduction that gripped the world The long police search ended in a rare moment of joy, but the child abduction still leaves devastation
ABC News · Apr 5, 2023 How a police operation over 18 agonising days led to Cleo Smith's rescue and her kidnapper's jailing The sentencing of Cleo Smith's kidnapper marks the closure of an important chapter in a case that captured the world's attention for 18 tense days.
The New Daily · Apr 5, 2023 Cleo Smith kidnapper Terence Kelly jailed for 13 years The man who admitted abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's WA campsite has been sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison.
ABC News · Apr 5, 2023 Terence Kelly sentenced over abduction of Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in WA's outback Terence Kelly is sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in Western Australia's outback and holding her captive for 18 days.
ABC News · Apr 4, 2023 Terence Kelly to be sentenced over Cleo Smith kidnapping, with guilty plea likely to cut jail time It was the kidnap ordeal that captured the attention of the nation and made headlines around the world — today the man who abducted four-year-old Cleo Smith learns his fate.
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