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Four-year-old Gus Lamont is missing (Image: SA Police)
Police have identified a suspect in the disappearance of a four-year-old boy from his family’s home.
The disappearance of Gus Lamont from his family home in remote Oak Park Station in South Australia on September 27, 2025 led to an extensive search of the property.
On Thursday, February 5, police announced they had identified a suspect believed to be known to the young boy – the incident has now escalated into a major crime. mirror reports.
Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke noted there were “inconsistencies” and “inconsistencies” in the information provided by some of the boy’s family members.
“As a result of these discrepancies and related investigations, a resident of Oak Park Station has withdrawn his support of the police and is no longer cooperating with us,” Inspector Fielke said.
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“The individual who withdrew his cooperation is now considered a suspect in Gus’s disappearance,” he added, emphasizing that the boy’s parents are not suspects in his disappearance.
“I cannot provide any further details about the suspect or where the suspect is and why this person is a suspect.”
In mid-January, investigators returned to the property for a forensic investigation. Detectives seized a vehicle, a motorcycle and electronic devices for examination, which are currently undergoing forensic examination.
Investigators do not believe Gus is still alive.
Australian news outlet news.com.au revealed that detectives examined three main theories while searching for Gus, two of which have now been ruled out.
Search for Gus Lamont – August ‘Gus’ LamontMassive search for 4-year-old boy missing for several days in Australian outback Members of the Australian military have joined South Australian Police to assist in the search. (Image: South Australia Police)
One hypothesis centered on the possibility that he drifted away from Oak Park Station and became disoriented. The two remaining lines of investigation focus on whether Gus was kidnapped from the property by a stranger, or whether someone familiar played a role in his disappearance and possible death.
Investigator Fielke stated that “there is no evidence, physical or otherwise, that indicates Gus walked away from the farm in the park.”
Authorities say the investigation is now focusing on people potentially known to Gus in connection with his disappearance and suspicious death.
“As new information and intelligence becomes available, I anticipate further searches will be conducted at Oak Park Station and several areas in the neighboring national park to locate Gus,” Inspector Fielke said.
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Officers confirmed they were “leaving no stone unturned” in the hunt for the teenager in what represented the most comprehensive and comprehensive operation South Australia Police had ever conducted on a missing person.
Inspector Fielke announced that eight separate searches were conducted at the Oak Park Station, and several other searches were completed within a 3.47-mile radius of the farm over the course of several days. He noted that national search and rescue guidance shows that 95 percent of the time, juveniles between the ages of four and six are found within 3.47 miles of their last known location.
Previous searches in the area included six unsealed, unfenced mines in November and a dam at an isolated sheep station in October.
Neither operation revealed any trace of the little boy.
