Cleo Smith press conference: Mark McGowan provides update on police probe into alleged abduction

Premier Mark McGowan will join Police Minister Paul Papalia to provide an update on the investigation into Cleo Smith’s alleged abduction.

After “18 days of hell” the four-year-old was rescued from a locked home in Carnarvon by police on Wednesday, ending one of the biggest searches ever undertaken in WA.

The little girl spent her first night at home in the arms of her family: mum Ellie, stepdad Jake Gliddon and baby sister Isla.

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A photograph taken of her beaming smile, sitting up in bed sucking on an icy pole just hours after her rescue, melted the hearts of the millions of people around the world who saw it.

The media conference may be subject to delays but is scheduled to go ahead from the Carnarvon Police Station at 10am.

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