Terence Darrell Kelly, a man who lived just 7 minutes away from
Cleo Smith, has been charged with kidnapping her.
The 36-year-old is accused of abducting Cleo Smith from her
family tent. Four-year-old Smith was held captive for 18 days in
his house.
Kelly was arrested by Police and appeared before Carnarvon
Magistrates Court where he was refused bail.
Terence Darrell Kelly Arrested for
Kidnapping
Detectives raided Terence Kelly's Tonkin Crescent home at
12.46am on Wednesday, 3 November 2021. They found Cleo Smith alone
inside a bedroom. Kelly was arrested with police suspecting he had
kidnapped the 4-year-old.
Detective Senior Sergeant Cameron Blaine said she was found in
physically good health in a bedroom inside Mr Kelly's
house.
