The man was denied bail.
In Australia on Thursday, November 4, charges were brought against the suspect in the high-profile abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith from a tent during a family camping.
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It is noted that law enforcement officers accused 36-year-old Terry Kelly of several crimes, including the forcible removal of a child. The man was briefly brought to trial in the city of Carnarvon, where he was denied bail.
The police also visited Cleo's family. “I am amazed that she seems so balanced and happy and it was really good to see that she is still cheerful and laughing,” said Detective Cameron Blaine, who was among the four police officers who found Cleo.
Blaine said that when the security forces broke into the house in which the girl was kept, she was playing with toys in private. When she saw the police, she smiled and said, “My name is Cleo.”
Western Australian Prime Minister Mark McGoven also visited the family on Thursday and revealed that he had given Cleo two teddy bears dressed in police uniforms. The girl did not seem impressed by the proposal to name them Cameron and Rod after the senior detectives investigating her.
A 36-year-old man was reportedly arrested Wednesday morning. He aroused suspicion among locals when he bought diapers: the neighbors knew that the Australian had no children.
It is known that the suspect was subsequently hospitalized from the site with bodily injuries. The police said that the man hit his head against the wall of the cell. At the same time, he did not receive any serious injuries.
Cleo Smith was found on Wednesday, November 3, 18 days after her abduction. Xante Mallett, a criminologist at the University of Newcastle in Australia, said it was rare to find a victim of a kidnapping by a stranger more than two weeks later.
Last night, public buildings in the Western Australian capital of Perth, 900 kilometers from Carnarvon, were illuminated with blue lights. to celebrate the success of the police investigation. And in Carnarvon itself, balloons were raised over the houses and congratulations were posted for Cleo on her return home.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison indicated on Twitter that this was “wonderful, facilitating news”, and the girl's mother, Ellie Smith, wrote on Instagram: “Our family is whole again”
As reported, a child in pink pajamas disappeared from the tent at night, with a sleeping bag. All of Australia was worried about the fate of little Cleo. It is known that the kidnapper did not harm the girl .
