Details have not yet been revealed but Terence Darrell Kelly, a 36-year-old on trial for the kidnapping of Cleo Smith, 4, at an Australian campground last October, has confessed. An unexpected development in the case that fascinated the whole world who feared for the fate of the little girl, who was found alive 18 days later. She was alone, in a house in Carnarvon, not far from the place of disappearance.
During the video link from the prison where the man is being held, his statement arrived. He would have acted alone and, according to the police, had no connection with the family.
He will remain in custody until March, then he will reappear in court and his sentence will be decided.
Cleo had vanished into thin air in the middle of the night while on a camping vacation with her parents. Around one o'clock she had woken up to ask for water, her mother had given it to her, but at 6 in the morning the little girl was gone, and neither was her sleeping bag. The searches were started immediately, the authorities offered a million dollar reward for anyone who provided useful information. Then, 18 days later, the discovery.
(Unioneonline / ss)
