Cecil Maurice Mabb, 42, appears in Supreme Court in Burnie on Montagu child abduction, assault charges

Sandy Powell
Updated June 15 2021 - 11:45pm, first published April 13 2021 - 1:30pm
Court told of child abductor's cannibalistic tendencies
Court told of child abductor's cannibalistic tendencies

The man who abducted and assaulted a five-year-old girl at a campground near Smithton said he desired to eat people, a court heard on Tuesday.

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Sandy Powell

Sandy Powell

Senior Reporter

Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate.

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