Nearly 36 hours after the arrest of a 36-year-old man in connection with the abduction of 4-year-old Clio Smith, the so-called "Madeleine of Australia" by the international media, the local police have not yet prosecuted Terry Kelly (as the suspect is called) , while a large part of the public who are watching the case with interest is wondering what the delay is.
Kelly, according to the Daily Mail, is the man authorities believe abducted the little girl while on holiday camping with his parents, and held him captive at his Carnarvon home for 18 days. However, the indictment process has been delayed, as Kelly was allegedly attacked a few hours after his arrest by an inmate who was outraged when he found out who he was.
According to the British newspaper (which even publishes a video of the suspect in the ambulance) Kelly was taken to hospital with head injuries and a few hours later was discharged. However, the local police revealed today that the 36-year-old had to be transported to the hospital for a second time, due to new injuries caused while he was alone in his cell.
A moving sound with the first words of Clio when they found her
Western Australian police have released an audio document since the little girl was spotted in the bedroom of a Carnarvon home. In it is heard the voice of a policeman saying "we found her, we found her". Then another policeman is heard to reassure the little girl by telling her "come here, I'm holding you, you're okay".
Then Officer Cameron Blaine asks Clio three times: "What do they call you, how do they call you, how do they call you my sweetheart" and she answers saying "My name is Clio".
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Why is the prosecution delayed?
Kelly has now returned to custody, but Western Australian Police Chief Cole Blanc has warned that he must be in good health for questioning. As he explained on Australian television, if investigators rush to complete the process, they may be making a mistake that will affect the outcome of a future trial. "The most important thing that the police have to ensure when they are going to interrogate someone for such a serious crime is that they should be in a state that is relaxed, full and in a good mental state. "So we give him the best possible opportunity to answer our questions, so that the court process is completely valid if we finally get to this point," he said.
The police are obliged to prosecute a suspect within a "reasonable time limit from the arrest". A senior officer can approve the detention for 18 hours without charge, but then a new extension must be approved by a judge every eight hours. Theoretically, this process can take a long time, however it is a common practice for judges to terminate it after a few days, if no prosecution has yet been instituted for some reason.
According to some international media, there is information that the police intend to prosecute the 36-year-old for some minor offenses today, in order to facilitate and secure his detention while the investigation continues. It is worth noting that the police reached the tracks of the 36-year-old "lonely man" because of the strange behavior he showed in the last two weeks and which aroused the suspicions of his neighbors. Among other things, Kelly was constantly walking up and down the street (possibly to see if he was being watched) while he was seen buying diapers from a supermarket, although he was childless.
As many questions about the bizarre case remain, Australian police have appealed to the public and the media to stop spreading "crazy theories" online. At the same time, the media group Seven West apologized publicly because a site published photos of an Aboriginal man, whom he had mistakenly identified as the arrested suspect in the case, resulting in the man being severely harassed and threatened by internet users.
Source: First Topic
