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Maybe I read it wrong, but I thought the break in occurred the week before they went camping (not a week before now).
But also, good point about a possible subsequent break in that may have been discovered upon return.
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Searching the house as a matter of course - absolutely. However, suddenly doing it as a result of new information about a break in two weeks ago (a week before going camping) - seems odd to me. Did the parents not share this information sooner or did police not follow it up when it was mentioned?
No shade but maybe it was something they have not reported for one reason or another and have only just opened up.
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Getting more bizarre each day.
Security of your gear is always a challenge when camping.
I won a top of the range Coleman tent in a raffle many years ago and the better half bought a few older versions of these locks, for her piece of mind mainly.
At the end of the day, it's just a tent, these locks simply prevent snooping possums from coming in looking for food, not serial killers - although they may have prevented little Cleo's disappearance..
For outside items, aside from chain locks for the kids bikes, I didn't bother - but my oldest son (10yo at the time) used to set-up a few simple trip wire traps (he learnt at Cubs) mainly around our outdoor BBQ, Esky and furniture, which we thought was hilarious. Then during one of our camping excursions there was a big ruckus outside - so I leap out of the tent and spot someone running into the shadows, he/she stole one of our fold-up chairs. Assume they would of stolen a lot more if they hadn't of 'tripped'...
Quick check of what's important - my beer was still in the Esky, so I thought enjoy your chair idiot..!
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AFAIK it has not been verified that their house was broken into, rumor only. Can any one verify this break-in??
Forensics officers gather evidence of possible scoping at Cleo Smith's home
A week after four-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared, a forensics squad has gathered evidence at the family's Carnarvon home. The ABC understands police are investigating whether someone had scoped the house, but there is no suggestion that Cleo's family were involved in her disappearance.
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'It is understood they are investigating the possibility of a break-in.' I wonder why they think there was a break in??mentions break in here "possible"
Forensics officers gather evidence of possible scoping at Cleo Smith's home
A week after four-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared, a forensics squad has gathered evidence at the family's Carnarvon home. The ABC understands police are investigating whether someone had scoped the house, but there is no suggestion that Cleo's family were involved in her disappearance.
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The police there is after the parents got home from the Blowholes presumably? They might have reported something missing.
If this is the first time police have been at their property, it doesn't make sense to me.
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Maybe something odd happened - found a door open, something minor missing, that they dismissed at the time, but could be important now, given what's happened.
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Unless they already have a lawyer.
The investigators are obviously just covering every aspect they can.
Further to previous posts, I still suspect the perpetrator is someone that indirectly knows the family - a relation/friend of someone the mother work's with, a mate of a mate the step-father plays sport with or buys his weed from etc.
An opportunist, brazen sicko at the camp-sight, while possible, I suggest is less likely...
The break-in may have happened after someone local found out they were away camping, possibly via the news. Horrible thing to do but we know there are people out there that might take advantage of a situation.
True. It’s not so much the reporting of it, but the fact that they’re only just looking at the house now.
Lovely - your daughter get's abducted/is missing and when you get home, it's been ransacked with your TV and related items stolen..! - although I believe this is only a Fakebook type rumour at this stage...
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From the news article -
" Children's play equipment, and a toy hanging on a clothesline, can be seen in the yard. "
Maybe something is missing from the yard?
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Seems like a real big reach to me that someone might have stalked the family and then followed them to a camp site. imo police have nothing and are getting desperate for clues.
I’m working from what was said on social media, and then seemed consistent with what a reporter said on Twitter. Unsubstantiated at this stage of course, but part of speculative discussion.
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imo this was a random spontaneous abduction. A psychopath who drove into the camp very early morning intending to steal mobile phones and wallets, but left with Cleo instead.
My thoughts too! I know those think it sounds unlikely but opportunists find a way. Where following someone so far to abduct a child seems harder to me.
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Is this a joke?
You abduct a four year old child in the middle of the night and you think a colouring book is gonna keep them quiet!?!?
Unless the kid knows her abductor there’s no amount of colouring books gonna stop that child screaming for their mother, surely.
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I can understand the police covering all bases by dusting for fingerprints - they'd be crucified if something came up later to link it to the house and they hadn't done it.
However, I can't imagine a situation where someone who became infatuated with a child would then decide that stealing the child from a tent whilst sleeping basically next to her parents, with other campers around, would be their best opportunity to take her.
However, I can't imagine a situation where someone who became infatuated with a child would then decide that stealing the child from a tent whilst sleeping basically next to her parents, with other campers around, would be their best opportunity to take her.
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Theories and rumours getting wilder. If she was targeted, is it paedophilia, or something else?
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