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Cleo Smith's abductor loses appeal against sentence

Cleo Smith's abductor Terence Kelly has failed to have his jail sentence reduced on appeal after he attempted to argue it was excessive and a judge had erred.

AAP · Sep 29, 2024

Terence Kelly lodges appeal over Cleo Smith kidnapping sentence

The man who snatched four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent at a remote WA campsite and kept her captive for 18 days lodges an appeal against his sentence.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

Man obsessed with Bratz dolls snatched girl from tent - then added her mum on Facebook

Terence Darrell Kelly, 37, was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison after abducting four-year-old Cleo from the Western Australian Blowholes campsite in 2021

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023

Australian man jailed for 13 years in Cleo Smith kidnapping

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.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

The WA Man Who Abducted Four-Year-Old Cleo Smith Has Been Sentenced To 13 Years In Jail

Smith has abducted from a campsite in 2021.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 5, 2023

Terence Kelly jailed for abducting Cleo Smith as court told of family’s ‘immeasurable’ distress

Judge acknowledges turbulent upbringing of Kelly, who was jailed for more than 13 years after pleading guilty to abducting girl at WA campsite

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Cleo Smith kidnapper Terence Kelly jailed for 13 years

The man who admitted abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's WA campsite has been sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison.

The New Daily · Apr 5, 2023

Terence Kelly sentenced over abduction of Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in WA's outback

Terence Kelly is sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith near Carnarvon in Western Australia's outback and holding her captive for 18 days.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023