Australian who kidnapped four-year-old denied sentence reduction
Terence Kelly's lawyers argued his mental impairment should have been given more weight during his sentencing for kidnapping four-year-old Cleo Smith.
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Terence Kelly has failed in his bid to reduce his sentence for abducting Cleo Smith
Cleo, 4, was taken from her family's campsite in the Western Australian town of Carnarvon, in 2021
Kelly's lawyers claimed his mental impairments should have been given greater weight by the sentencing judge
Today's decision in the Court of Appeal will see Kelly's original sentence of 13 years and six months stand
A man who abducted a four-year-old child and held her captive at his home for more than two weeks has lost his appeal to have his sentence reduced.
Terence Kelly abducted Cleo Smith from her par...