A man arrested over the alleged kidnapping of Cleo Smith was allegedly attacked by another prisoner inside a police holding cell.
Terry Kelly, 36 years old, was only in Carnarvon police station in Western Australia for a few minutes on Wednesday when he was apparently set upon by a prisoner.
Kelly was arrested in connection to the disappearance of Cleo, who was missing for 18-days after she disappeared from a campsite 75km away from her home.
Daily Mail Australia was told by the mother of this prisoner that her son was furious when he found out what Kelly had been arrested for.
“As soon as he heard that this bloke was being arrested over that little Cleo,” the woman said.
“I tell you what, he [Kelly] got a real hiding…my boy had to be taken out of his house in shackles and he (Kelly), was taken for treatment…he wasn’t in a good way. He is a big bloke, but he really got it.”
Western Australia Police spokesmen said they would not comment about the woman’s claims.
Kelly was seen being loaded onto an ambulance outside the police station on Wednesday morning and taken to the hospital for treatment. Kelly was covered with a large, white bandage.

Terry Kelly, 36 years old, was only in Carnarvon police station in Western Australia for a couple of hours on Wednesday when he was apparently set upon by a prisoner

Cleo was captured by bodycam on remarkable footage. The brave little girl held onto her rescuer while detectives gently spoke to her and said she would soon see her mummy.

Cleo, four years old, was found in a locked room in Carnarvon by bewildered detectives. This 18 days after she had disappeared from a remote campsite on holiday with her family.
Cleo, a four-year-old girl, was found by bewildered detectives in Carnarvon’s early hours of Wednesday morning. It had been 18 days since she went missing from a remote campsite during a family holiday.
Detectives used crowbars and battering rams to kick in the door and free Cleo about 12.46am Wednesday from a home just seven minutes away from where she lives with her mum Ellie, stepdad Jake Gliddon and baby sister Isla.
Cleo was captured by bodycam on remarkable footage. The brave little girl held onto her rescuer, as detectives gently spoke to her and said she would soon see her mummy.
Daily Mail Australia has heard from distraught neighbours that they were first alerted when flood lights from police illuminated their cul-de–sac. This area is normally bustling with children playing in the front yards and at a park across the street during daylight hours.
“My nephews went to see what was happening, and then they saw cops leading away the little white girl,” said a neighbor who has known Kelly more than a decade.
He described the accused to be a ‘loner’ who never made an effort to talk to people in the culde-sac and never brought his friends back to the house.
Others were awakened by the news that Cleo was safe and rushed to the streets to witness the scene unfold.

Cleo, smiling with an iceblock in hospital, was the first photo shared by West Australian Police. The caption to the photo reads: “The miracle we all hopedfor,”

Cleo is now safe and sound in the arms of her stepfather Jake, and her mother Ellie (pictured together).
Cleo was smiling in hospital wearing her Frozen pajamas, and West Australian Police shared the adorable first photo. They called it the miracle that we all hoped for.
A neighbour claimed that he was a loner and kept to himself. He was not someone anyone in the street would ‘have an ear with’ even though he was a long-term resident.
Kelly was last seen just three days following the disappearance of Cleo. Kelly, according to his former friends, was released shortly after his disappearance.
Detectives claim Kelly was acting suspiciously over the 18 days since Cleo disappeared, doing laps on his street at all times and buying toddler nappies at his grocery store, despite not having children.
He also moved the dogs he used to keep in the backyard of the house to the front.
He said that his grandmother raised him… but that after she died about a year ago, no one went over to give him yarn.
‘He got a new car after… he used to park it in the driveway and then close the gate, every day, always went and put the car in the same spot and closed the gate.’


Cleo was found in a suburban home in Carnarvon in the north-west region of Western Australia just before 1am Wednesday morning

After hearing the heartwarming news, Commissioner Dawson reportedly burst into tears. He said that the youngster (pictured), was as good and healthy as one could hope for.

Cleo was reported missing by the Blowholes campsite in remote WA. The officers were wearing full protective gear, including gas masks, as they searched for clues in rubbish near the Blowholes campsite.
The car was crucial in cracking the case. According to police, they had ‘important information’ about the car that they confirmed with phone data as well as ‘a lot forensic leads’. They raided Kelly’s home within hours.
Mr Blanch stated that he had collected all the data he needed, including phone data, witness statements and DNA. He also said that fingerprints, DNA, fingerprints, garbage along highways and CCTV were some of the other things he had collected.
It’s unclear if Cleo was kept at the house for the entire time she was missing or if Cleo had been moved around a few times.
The crucial tip-off was the final piece of a puzzle in a case that had been frustrating and evaded detectives. It made it seem impossible for Australians to believe that Cleo would ever be found alive.
Kelly would often be seen walking to the grocery store with his head down, talking to no one and ‘keeping it down’.

Kelly would often be seen by neighbors walking to and fro the local grocery shop, ‘keeping his head low and talking to nobody’

Cleo Smith’s home was visited by her neighbors, who revealed the signs they missed.

A man was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of CleoSmith. He was allegedly attacked inside a Carnarvon police station police station holding cell (pictured).
Kelly was 36 years old and he had never seen a man buy toddler diapers. This confused him.
Police have confirmed that he did not report his suspicions even though he knew it was unusual.
“But we didn’t get on board with what he was buying them for.
He was also seen driving up and down the street at various times throughout the day, making laps and returning to the car at random hours.
“He doesn’t have his dogs at front [normally]”He has his dogs in the back, but throughout this week he had them out the front,” Henry Dodd, a neighbor, said to Nine News.
Mr Dodd stated that he witnessed Cleo emerge from the shadow of a detective in middle of the evening.
“I moved closer to the detective’s car and saw her in the back with the detective. He was holding her. They put her in the back. I ran over and saw her there. She looked at me, a little scared.
Mr. Dodd said that he was shocked that he was only metres away from her, while the nationwide hunt was taking place for her.
He added, “I can’t even believe it and get over that she is just one house down from me and locked up here for a few weeks,”
“Going on three weeks, her is right across from us. There are little sisters.

Cleo Smith (four years old) was found alive and well in Western Australia 18 days after she disappeared from the tent of her family at the remote Blowholes campsite.
Kelly’s name was widely distributed within hours of his arrest in the local community. He is now the subject of intense public outrage.
Daily Mail Australia doesn’t suggest that charges will be brought against the 36-year old, but he has been assisting police.
Chris Dawson, a police commissioner, stated that the man had no connection to Cleo and her family.
Detectives took Cleo back to the car and called her family, saying that they had a person available who would speak with them.
“It was a wonderful feeling making that call. They were thrilled.
Cleo cried out “mummy” when she returned to her mother after 18 days of not seeing her family.
Blaine described the little girl to be an ‘energiser bunny,’ and confirmed that she was unharmed when she arrived at his home.
The sergeant answered, “without a doubt”, when asked if it was his greatest moment in his career.
“We wanted to hold her in our hands.”

Cleo was located 75km from her home in Carnarvon, Western Australia, where she was last seen.

Cleo was found 18-days after she vanished from the tent she was sharing at the Blowholes campsite, less that 75 km from Carnarvon. Police say she smiled when she was rescued and she is now being assessed by her parents in hospital.

Premier Mark McGowan claimed that there was ‘a lot’ of information that led him to an arrest and thanked officers for their efforts over three weeks.