Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia

The Guardian - World News Human InterestNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Tory ShepherdFebruary 5, 2026 at 04:15 AM
Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont in outback South Australia
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Gus Lamont: police return to South Australia home of missing four-year-old in search for new evidence

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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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