Gus Lamont updates LIVE: Boy's disappearance declared a major crime
A resident of the remote property where four-year-old Gus Lamont vanished is now considered as a suspect by police investigating the little boy's disappearance. South Australian Police Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke on Thursday gave the biggest update to the case since Gus went missing from his grandparents' homestead at Oak Park Station, a 60,000ha property 40km south of Yunta, on September 27 last year.Det Supt Darren Fielke said investigators had uncovered inconsistencies in accounts of the day the toddler went missing, and for the first time ruled there was no evidence Gus had wandered off into the Outback or been abducted. It was previously understood that Gus was in the care of his grandmother, Shannon Murray, while his mother Jessica and grandparent Josie were tending sheep about 10km away, when he disappeared.Police said Shannon was the last person to see Gus, at about 5pm, when he was playing in the sand outside the homestead. When she went to call him inside about 30 minutes later, he had vanished without a trace. The family reported Gus' disappearance to police three hours later.But Det Supt Fielke said a detailed review has now been conducted of all evidence. 'We have identified a number of inconsistencies and discrepancies with that information as it relates to timelines and the version of events provided to us by the family members.'As a result of these inconsistencies, and investigations into them, a person who resides at Oak Park Station has withdrawn their support for the police and is no longer cooperating with us.'On 14 and 15 January, this year, Taskforce Horizon investigators attended at Oak Park station, and executed a search warrant.'Det Supt Fielke's suspect was not identified by police. He said a car and motorcycle have been seized from the property. What police said about the suspect: 'Discrepancies' Member of Gus Lamont's family no longer co-operatingNew searches on a national parkPictured: Search efforts from the skyPossibility Gus was still at station when police were first calledThere is no evidence Gus was abducted or wandered off: policeDams drained and searched twice during searchProbe is the 'largest and most intensive missing person search ever undertaken by SAPOL'Gus Lamont's disappearance has been declared a 'major crime' by policeA 'significant' announcement to comeWhat we know so far
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Gus Lamont updates LIVE: Cops identify ONE suspect in disappearance of little boy, four and rule out theories he was abducted or wandered off
