Cleo Smith kidnap suspect winks as he's taken to maximum security prison

5 November 2021, 11:53

Terence Kelly winked as he boarded a plane ahead of being taken to a maximum security prison.
Terence Kelly winked as he boarded a plane ahead of being taken to a maximum security prison. Picture: Getty

By James Morris

The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith today winked as he was carted off to a maximum security prison.

Terence Kelly, flanked by police officers, winked at photographers as he boarded a plane in Carnarvon, Australia.

He has been transported to Perth, where he will be held in custody until his next court appearance next month.

Kelly, 36, was yesterday charged with abducting Cleo from a camping tent near Carnarvon, her home town, on 16 October. She was found alive and well in a locked house in the town on Wednesday.

Western Australia Police Force released this image of Cleo after she was found.
Western Australia Police Force released this image of Cleo after she was found. Picture: Getty

Police visited Cleo's family as they prepared to gather crucial witness evidence.

Officer Cameron Blaine, who was part of the team which found Cleo, said: "I can only see her on the outside, but from that point of view, I'm amazed that she seems to be so well-adjusted and happy, and it was really... heartwarming to see that she's still bubbly and she's laughing.

Cleo Smith rescued after going missing in western Australia

"I'm sure that it has had an impact, but just to see her behaving quite naturally like a four-year-old girl should do and just enjoying being in the presence of her little sister and her family was good.”

Kelly has been charged with forcibly taking a child among other offences. He appeared briefly in court in Carnarvon yesterday, with a magistrate refusing to release him on bail.

Latest World News

See more Latest World News

The woman was hit on Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, in Beaune, France

British woman, 35, is run down and killed in front of her husband while out jogging in France

Russia hit Ukraine with over 700 drones overnight. Picture: Alamy

Russia launches largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion

Builder, 35, revealed as trespasser sucked into jet engine at Milan airport

Builder, 35, revealed as trespasser sucked into jet engine at Milan airport

A video posted by Kaitlyn Carpenter on Facebook shows a house being washed down a river, with the caption reading: 'A house got taken down the river!!! Please please please be safe everyone!!!'.

Father and two children washed away in 'life-threatening' flash floods in New Mexico

In the northern districts of Marseille (16th arrondissement, above L'Estaque), residents and emergency workers attempt to contain the last remaining flames following a major wildfire that caused significant damage.

More than 100 injured as wildfire rages at the 'gates of Marseille'

Firefighters from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, left, aid in search and rescue efforts near the Guadalupe River days after a flash flood swept through the area, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Ingram, Texas.

More than 160 still missing in Texas flash flooding aftermath as 109 confirmed dead, state governor says

A 2023 image of a cargo ship seized by Houthi rebels.

Houthi rebels celebrate sinking ship packed with explosives in Red Sea

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Former Israeli PM tells LBC he doubts the Nobel committee will take Netanyahu's Trump peace prize nomination seriously

Women gather to vote at Tortank girls school polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, despite the Taliban mounting various rocket and IED attacks in the city killing at least one person.

Taliban leaders wanted for abuse of women

People look on near the Plage des Corbieres, on the outskirts of Marseille, southern France on July 8, 2025

Residents urged to stay indoors and flights grounded as major wildfire rages at the 'gates of Marseille'

The crash site where Liverpool FC player Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva lost their lives, showing the wreckage of the Lamborghini Huracan.

Diogo Jota was ‘behind the wheel of Lamborghini and driving at high excess of speed,’ say Spanish police

Bruno tracked down nine people, including missing children and people with Alzheimer's, according to Italian media.

'Hero' sniffer dog Bruno killed by sausages filled with nails

More than 200 children are being treated in hospital with lead poisoning in China after school chefs used inedible paint to decorate their food. Picture: Getty

More than 200 children poisoned with lead in China after consuming food decoration

Volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki at East Flores regency in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Indonesian volcano erupts as flights cancelled and gas masks sent to local people to help with 'painful' breathing

Milan Bergamo Airport has suspended all flights following the incident

Horror as ‘man ingested into plane’s engine’ at Milan airport

A fitness influencer said she has been left 'disfigured' following an attack by intruders. Picture: Snapchat

Fitness influencer left 'disfigured' after being sprayed with bleach and assaulted in vile attack