A man who kidnapped a four-year-old girl in Western Australia and held her captive for 18 days was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Wednesday, in a case that gripped the country.
Terence Kelly, 37, who pleaded guilty, abducted a sleeping Cleo Smith from a remote campsite in the early hours of Oct. 16, 2021, and then drove her 75 km (47 miles) to his house, where he kept her locked in a bedroom, the court transcript showed.
Smith was rescued on Nov. 3 after an extensive search led by police and involving land and air crews, roadblocks and CCTV footage.
