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Toddler Cleo was found in the bedroom of a house on Wednesday after a major search. Australia was under the spell of the search for the girl for weeks. That disappeared from a tent 19 days ago while camping overnight.
Detective Rod Wilde, who led the investigation into the disappearance, told reporters on Thursday that the suspect had to be taken to hospital for injuries sustained after being arrested. According to British newspaper The Sun The man was taken to hospital twice more. The man allegedly injured himself. The man is currently being questioned by the police, it is still unclear what exactly he will be charged with.
Cleo was also taken to hospital for examination, but was found not to have suffered any physical injuries from her kidnapping. Then she was allowed to go home with her parents, where she was visited by the inspector. He tells local media about the visit: “She was playing in the garden: she was enthusiastic, she laughed. She was eating an ice cream and came to tell me that everything was sticky: it was just amazing.” Cleo’s mother, Ellie, wrote on Instagram that “our family is intact again.”
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Investigations eventually led police to a house in the town of Carnarvon, just minutes from where Cleo lives with her family. In a short video of the police it could already be seen that the girl is carried away in the arms of a police officer. “We’ll take you to your mom and dad. Is that okay?” another police officer asked Cleo, who nodded.
Australian police have shared footage of 4-year-old Cleo being rescued.
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