A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from a campsite 18 days ago was found “alive and well” in a locked house Wednesday, telling elated police officers: “My name is Cleo”.
Perth – A four-year-old Australian girl abducted from a campsite 18 days ago was found"alive and well" in a locked house Wednesday, telling elated police officers:"My name is Cleo."
"One of the officers picked her up into his arms and asked her 'what's your name?'" police deputy commissioner Col Blanch said.Police detained a 36-year-old local man with no connection to the family after breaking into the house at about 1 am local time. Blanch told local radio that he saw"seasoned detectives openly crying with relief" after Cleo was found, calling the rescue"just incredible".State premier Mark McGowan expressed elation at receiving the news overnight.
"We had been following a lot of the forensic leads and it led us to a particular house," he told ABC radio."We put everything we had at it."
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