Cleo Smith.Photo: Western Australia Police Force/Anadolu Agency/Getty
Police in Australia have released audio and video footage of the moment 4-year-oldCleo Smithwas rescued Wednesday after being kidnapped 18 days before while on a camping trip with her parents.
Cleo was found in a locked home in Carnarvon — about 62 miles from the Blowholes Shacks campsite where she went missing on Oct. 16 and just a few miles from her parents' home — around 1 a.m. local time, Western Australia Police Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch said in avideo statement.
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Someone then asks, “What’s your name sweetheart?”
The little girl hesitates, then responds, “M- My name is Cleo.”
“This morning I have seen seasoned detectives openly crying with relief,” he added.
Policetold reportersthat Cleo appeared “physically OK” when she was found. She was taken to the hospital to confirm she had no injuries.
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Police arrested a suspectin connection with the case and charged him with multiple offenses including forcibly taking a child under 16, the Western Australia Police Force confirmed to PEOPLE.
Australia’s public broadcasterABC, as well asCNNandThe Guardian, identified the suspect as Terence Darrell Kelly, 36. Police say he acted “spontaneously” and “solely alone.”
He was taken into custody Wednesday and hospitalized early Thursday due to self-inflicted injuries, per the outlets.
The investigation is ongoing, and Kelly remains in custody until he is due back in court Dec. 6. Attorney information for him was not immediately available.
source: people.com
