‘Our little girl is back’: Cleo Smith’s family thank WA police in first public statement

Four-year-old's mother and stepfather say they are humbled by love and support from their WA community

The family of Cleo Smith have thanked police and locals in their remote Western Australian community for helping to bring their little girl back" to them.

In their first public statement, released on Friday afternoon, Cleo's mother, Ellie Smith, and stepfather, Jake Gliddon, said the family were humbled by the love and support" they had received from not only our local community but the whole of Western Australia and across the country" in relation to their daughter's alleged abduction.