Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Cleo Smith

Born between April 2018 and April 2019, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 5 Apr 2023 to 5 Apr 2023

Victim: Cleo Smith, Irish person, 4 (judged from name)Cleo Smith

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between April 2018 and April 2019, from the ages reported
Offences
Kidnapping
Reporting
1 report, 5 Apr 2023 to 5 Apr 2023
Outlets
extra.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Cleo Smith 2
An Australian man has been jailed for 13 years after kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith, and keeping her captive for nearly three weeks
PhotoWestern Australia Police via APvia extra.ie, 5 Apr 2023
Cleo Smith Abduction
Terence Kelly, 37, was jailed for 13 years for kidnapping Cleo from a campsite in October 2021. Kelly, an indigenous person, had been exposed to trauma as a youth and was a methamphetamine user, but Judge Wagner said that he has a high risk of reoffending
PhotoTamati Smith/Getty Imagesvia extra.ie, 5 Apr 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced to 13 years for kidnapping in Western Australia Kidnapping

    Terence Kelly, 37, a man, abducted sleeping four-year-old Cleo Smith from a campsite in the early hours of 16 October 2021 and drove her 75km to his home, where he kept her locked in a bedroom for 18 days. Kelly pleaded guilty to the abduction. On 5 April 2023, Judge Julie Wagner sentenced him to 13 years in prison, noting his high risk of reoffending.

    Sentenced, 5 Apr 2023Victim ยท 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Cleo Smith, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 5 Apr2023
    Sentencedextra.ie, in Man sentenced to 13 years for kidnapping in Western Australia
    Cleo Smith: Man Jailed For 13 Years After Kidnapping Four-Year-Old
    victim, Cleo Smith, 4, irish (judged from name)Cleo Smith

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