Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
National
Aaron Bunch

Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith was snatched from a WA campsite as her parents slept. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

A man who kidnapped four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent at a remote West Australian campsite and held her captive for more than two weeks will not have his sentence reduced.

Terence Darrell Kelly attempted to appeal the 13-and-a-half-year jail term he received for snatching the girl at the Blowholes campsite, about 70km north of Carnarvon in the early hours of October 16, 2021, as her parents slept.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.