Abduction of Cleo Smith

2021 solved missing person case in Australia

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Cleo Smith, a four-year-old Australian girl, was abducted on 16 October 2021 from a campsite in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia (WA). She was found alive and well on 3 November, after police raided the home of Terence Darrell Kelly in the nearby town of Carnarvon. Her safe recovery after eighteen days was described as extremely rare, and received widespread news coverage and social media reaction both across Australia and internationally. Kelly was convicted of child abduction and sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in jail.

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Four-year-old Cleo Smith found alive in locked house more than two weeks after going missing Missing four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found "alive and well" after disappearing from a camp site in Western Australia more than two weeks ago. Sky News - Published on November 2, 2021