Gus was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in September, with his disappearance declared a major crime Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Someone who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont is now considered a suspect in his disappearance, SA police said on Thursday as they declared the case a major crime. Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his family’s outback home in South Australia more than four months ago, sparking what SA police called “one of the largest, most intensive and most protracted searches” they had ever undertaken. Continue reading...
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Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia
Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his family's sheep station in outback South Australia in September, prompting an extensive search. South Australia police have now declared the case a major crime.
Tory ShepherdThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-05 · 03:15 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his family's sheep station in outback South Australia in September, prompting an extensive search. South Australia police have now declared the case a major crime. After four months, a person who lived with Gus is now considered a suspect in his disappearance. The police investigation is ongoing. The disappearance sparked what SA police called “one of the largest, most intensive and most protracted searches” they had ever undertaken.
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SA police called the search “one of the largest, most intensive and most protracted searches” they had ever undertaken.
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The disappearance was declared a major crime.
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Gus was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in September.
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Someone who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont is now considered a suspect in his disappearance.
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Four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared from his family’s outback home in South Australia more than four months ago.
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