The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith will appear in court on Monday via video link from a maximum-security prison in Perth.
Terence Darrell Kelly was dramatically arrested in the tiny coastal town of Carnarvon, in Western Australia, 18 days after Cleo vanished from the tent she was sleeping in with her parents.
The last time Kelly was seen publicly he was barefoot and wearing a long-sleeved white shirt. He was shackled as special operations group officers escorted him onto the plane at Carnarvon Airport before flying him to WA’s capital.The local faced Carnarvon Magistrates Court late on November 5 charged with two offences, including one count of forcibly taking a child aged under 16. He is yet to enter a plea.
Kelly’s relatives revealed he was called a “little princess” during his upbringing. It was widely reported his guardian spoiled him as a child, which led to friends and family in the community referring to him by the nickname.She was rescued from Kelly’s locked house in Carnarvon in the early hours of November 3 after detectives forced their way in. Cleo was alone in the home at the time while Kelly had been arrested nearby an hour or two earlier.
“In particular, we would like to thank WA Police, all those involved in the initial search, the Carnarvon community, local businesses and of course our family and friends.”
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