Suspect identified in disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont

Theguardian reports that 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. Detective superintendent Darren Fielke said police had effectively ruled out Gus wandering off and being abducted and were now investigating someone in his household, stressing the suspect is not one of his parents.

Police had identified a number of inconsistencies and discrepancies in information from family members, and a person who resides at Oak Park station has withdrawn their support for the police and is no longer cooperating. Gus disappeared from his family’s outback home more than four months ago from the 60,000 hectare Oak Park station near Yunta, about 300km inland from Adelaide.

Mounted police, police divers, defence and emergency services personnel, drones and trackers searched the station in what police called one of their largest and most intensive searches.

Australia, Yunta; Adelaide