Gus Lamont’s grandparents ‘absolutely devastated’ by major crime declaration
The grandparents of Gus Lamont say they are “absolutely devastated” after SA Police declared the disappearance of the four-year-old boy a major crime.
On Thursday, police said they had a suspect who lived at Oak Park Station, where Gus was last seen on September 27, stressing that suspect was not one of the boy’s parents.
In a statement, Gus’s grandparents, Josie and Shannon Murray, said the family had “cooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad”.
“We are absolutely devastated by the media release of SAPOL Major Crime,” they said.
The lawyers representing the pair said they would not participate in any interviews or comment further.
At an update on the case on Thursday, Major Crime officer in charge Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke said police executed a warrant at the property in January, conducted a forensic search and seized items.
“A person who resides at Oak Park Station has withdrawn their support for the police and is no longer cooperating with us,” he said.
“The person who has withdrawn their co-operation is now considered a suspect in the disappearance of Gus.”
He said police began to focus on the suspect after they identified “a number of inconsistencies and discrepancies” with information “as it relates to timelines and the version of events provided to us by the family members”.
“We have a suspect — who we believe is known to Gus,” he said.
“[SA Police’s] Task Force Horizon members, myself, are very cognisant of how delicate that is, and what that means for the family.”
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