{"id":143842,"date":"2021-11-05T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=143842"},"modified":"2021-11-05T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:12:32","slug":"cleo-smiths-doll-obsessed-kidnapper-watched-her-parents-pleas-for-help-by-following-her-mum-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/cleo-smiths-doll-obsessed-kidnapper-watched-her-parents-pleas-for-help-by-following-her-mum-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleo Smith's doll-obsessed \u2018kidnapper\u2019 watched her parents\u2019 pleas for help by following her mum on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEO Smith's alleged kidnapper Terry Kelly watched her mother pour out her anguish by following her on Facebook, reports claim.<\/p>\n

The doll-obsessed loner – who winked as he was led to jail in shackles today – is also said to have posted a cryptic message about online privacy at 5am on the morning little Cleo was snatched from her family's tent.<\/p>\n


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Kelly wrote on his Facebook status on October 16: "I can't accept friend requests from strangers.<\/p>\n

"I live a private life and I respect those who are on my friend list to ensure their privacy is respected too.<\/p>\n

"Us adults have to be careful online too."<\/p>\n

It's understood the post was made about 5am, reports Daily Mail Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One hour later at 6am, Cleo's mum Ellie woke to find her missing and the tent flap open at the remote Blowholes campsite in Western Australia.<\/p>\n

Ellie had last seen her around 1.30am, and police believe she was snatched while her family slept inches away.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mum Ellie made desperate appeals on social media in the following days, begging her to "please come home".<\/p>\n

It was claimed today Kelly Facebook profile was following Ellie's as she shared updates on the nationwide search.<\/p>\n

Kelly's Facebook account also interacted with news stories about the missing four-year-old.<\/p>\n

On one article shared online, Kelly's account reacted with a sad emoji, according to the Mail.<\/p>\n

Kelly is also said to have used a separate Facebook account where he posted about his infatuation with Bratz dolls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In one video he shows off a room covered floor to ceiling with the collector's edition toys, many still in boxes.<\/p>\n

It is alleged Kelly shut little Cleo in this room for 18 days until officers burst in and rescued her in the early hours of Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Incredible audio revealed the moment she told cops: "My name is Cleo" – confirming she was safe.<\/p>\n

Cleo was taken to hospital for a checkup and reunited with mum Ellie – who said: "Our family is whole again."<\/p>\n

SUSPECT IN SHACKLES<\/h2>\n

Kelly has been charged with kidnap and appeared in court in Carnarvon.<\/p>\n

Today the barefoot suspect was seen with his hands and feet in chains as he was flown to a high-security prison in Perth.<\/p>\n

Barefoot Kelly, 36, had his hands and feet in chains was as he boarded a private jet at Carnarvon airport heading to a maximum-security jail.<\/p>\n

Looking up at waiting press, he squinted against the sun and appeared to wink as specially trained cops escorted him on board a private jet.<\/p>\n

It comes after neighbours say they spotted him in a car full of dolls after the four-year-old vanished.<\/p>\n

Henry Dodd told\u00a0Daily Mail Australia he saw the accused kidnapper with more than ten dolls in the back of his blue Mazda.<\/p>\n

He said: "You could see them in their boxes like he ordered them online. They were all piled in the back of his car."<\/p>\n

Mr Dodd added he thought the sight was "weird" and he didn't know Kelly already had an entire room full of the toys.<\/p>\n

One pic on the suspect's Facebook page shows him wearing a Bratz t-shirt, holding one of the dolls in each hand, with the caption: \u201cNothing beats chilling at home with by Bratz dolls\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also uploaded photos in April 2020 showing him taking a doll for a car drive.<\/p>\n

He captioned the post: \u201cI love taking my dolls for drive around and doing their hair and taking selfies in public."<\/p>\n

Police were asked about the doll collection and whether Kelly might have used toys to lure Cleo, but said they would not comment on it.<\/p>\n


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