Gus Lamont: police return to South Australia home of missing four-year-old in search for new evidence
Police in South Australia have returned to the home of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont to search for new evidence. Gus, whose full name is August, disappeared on September 27, 2025, from his family's sheep station at Oak Park Station. The renewed search comes after authorities identified a suspect in the case.
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SA police called the search “one of the largest, most intensive and most protracted searches” they had ever undertaken.
A person who resides at Oak Park station has withdrawn their support for the police.
Gus' parents are not suspects in his disappearance.
Gus Lamont's grandmothers are 'devastated' by the police declaration.
Someone who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont is now considered a suspect in his disappearance.
Police conducted a search of the property in January and seized a number of items.
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