Terence Kelly jailed for 13 years for abduction of Cleo Smith in Western Australia

Judge acknowledges turbulent upbringing of man who pleaded guilty to abducting four-year-old from family tent in 2021

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Terence Darrell Kelly, 37, the man who abducted four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family’s tent at a remote Western Australian campsite, has been sentenced to 13 years and six months in jail.

Kelly pleaded guilty in January 2022 to the single charge of abducting Cleo, and will have to spend at least 11 years and six months in prison before he is eligible for parole.