Missing for 18 days
A man has been charged with the abduction of 4 year-old Cleo Smith in Australia, who was missing for 18 days.
Police say 36-year-old Terence Kelly is accused of various offences, including one count of forcibly taking a child.
Cleo went missing from a tent during a family camping trip on 16th October.
The Smith family had been camping near the town of Carnarvon, north-west of the country.
The 4 year-old was later found by officers locked in a house, just 3km from her family home.
The moment Cleo was rescued 👏 pic.twitter.com/arusYi9kCa
— WA Police Force (@WA_Police) November 3, 2021
"My name is Cleo." pic.twitter.com/xiy59x4kjP
— WA Police Force (@WA_Police) November 4, 2021
In a post on social media, Cleo's mother said the family is "whole again".
Mr. Kelly is due to appear in court again, on 6th December.
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