Cleo Smith‘s family have released new photos of the now-seven-year-old, almost three years after the little girl was snatched from her tent at a Western Australian campground, sparking a massive 18-day search operation.
The images offer a snapshot into the life of the bubbly seven-year-old, who has largely disappeared from the public eye since her abduction and dramatic rescue made headlines around the world.
In the images provided to 60 Minutes, Cleo is seen enjoying family life with her mother Ellie Smith, her stepfather Jake Gliddon and her younger sister Isla.
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In one picture, Cleo is seen at a first birthday party with sister Isla, while another shows the beaming seven-year-old sporting face paint and holding up a pink cupcake with a ‘seven’ candle.
She is captured going on adventures, including fishing with stepdad Gliddon, boating with little sister Isla, painting and drawing.
One image shows the two siblings sporting pigtails and dressed in their school uniforms ready to head off to school.
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The images offer some insight into what appears to be a happy childhood for Cleo, almost three years since the then-four-year-old endured 18 days trapped in a bedroom at the home of her abductor, Terence Kelly.
He has since been sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for the abduction.
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