The 36-year-old was arrested by WA Police after detectives raided his Carnarvon house at 12.46am on November 3 and found the little girl alone inside a bedroom playing with toys.
Cleo’s parents Ellie Smith and Jake Gliddon made the trip south for the state reception at Government House,where WA Premier Mark McGowan and Governor Kim Beazley were due to host those behind the policing feat.
Terrance Flowers has launched defamation proceedings against the media company in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
WA Police still believe the alleged abductor of Cleo Smith acted alone,despite detectives returning to Carnarvon to explore whether another person could have been involved.
Lawyers representing the man wrongfully identified by Seven Network as Cleo Smith’s accused abductor say it’s the worst defamation case of its kind they had seen.
The lead detective in the Cleo Smith abduction case has returned to Carnarvon to determine if anyone else is suspected of being involved in snatching the four-year-old and holding her captive for 18 days.
An insight into the early life of Cleo Smith’s accused abductor Terence Darrell Kelly has revealed the 36-year-old was removed from his mother’s care at the age of two.
The world celebrated when the missing four-year-old was found,but the media glare won’t help lives get back on track.
Wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and dark shorts,Terence Darrell Kelly was marched barefoot in chains onto the tarmac on a guarded flight.
The man who was wrongfully accused by a Seven West publication has said he will be suing over the mistake,which saw him face threats from others on Facebook.
A Seven West media platform has apologised for wrongfully identifying an Aboriginal man as the 36-year-old suspect in custody over the alleged abduction of Cleo Smith.