The man who lived with four-year-old Gus Lamont is now considered a suspect in his disappearance, SA Police said on Thursday as the case was declared a major crime.
Four-year-old Gus Lamont He disappeared from his family’s outhouse Four months ago in South Australia, SA Police launched what they called “one of the biggest, most intense and longest manhunts” they had ever undertaken.
Mounted police, police divers, rescue and emergency services personnel, drones and trackers searched the 60,000-hectare Oak Park station near Uinta, about 300 kilometers inland from Adelaide.
Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke, the officer in charge of major crime, said police had effectively ruled out Gus being on the loose and Gus being abducted. He said they were now questioning someone in his household – but insisted the suspect was not one of his parents.
Fielke said police “found many inconsistencies and discrepancies” in the information received from family members.
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“As a result of these inconsistencies and the investigation into them, one resident of Oak Park Station has withdrawn his support for the police and is no longer cooperating with us,” he said.
“The person who withdrew their cooperation is now considered a suspect in Gus’s disappearance. However, I would like to emphasize that Gus’s parents are suspects in his disappearance.
“As you will appreciate at this time, as this is now a criminal investigation and a declared major crime, I cannot comment further on the suspect. However, what I can say is that we will continue to conduct a thorough and thorough investigation into Gus’s disappearance.”
Gus, described by a family friend as shy but adventurous, was playing outside the family sheep station at 5pm on Saturday, September 27.
A blonde, curly-haired little boy wearing a blue t-shirt with a yellow minion on the front, a gray sun hat, light-grey long pants and shoes.
Half an hour later when grandma went to call him, he was gone. The police will search wax and decay Various information has come to light. They dismantled a large dam, investigated abandoned mine shafts, and heard testimony. Survival experts About how far he wandered.
They battled people calling the hotline with AI-generated misinformation and “.Opinions”.
A Small footprint No useful information was found in the days immediately following his disappearance.
“The community should take comfort that no stone is being left unturned in this investigation,” Feilke said.
