Things that make you sad.

[wenchbarwer]

Presser, 1pm, SAPOL update on Gus Lamont.

None of this story makes sense

[Booney]

Presser, 1pm, SAPOL update on Gus Lamont.

None of this story makes sense

Arrest?

[wenchbarwer]

Presser, 1pm, SAPOL update on Gus Lamont.

None of this story makes sense

Arrest?

Can only hope so

[Booney]

Declared a Major Crime.

[wenchbarwer]

Declared a Major Crime.

I feel really underwhelmed at this, like it's the "no shit" moment so far of 2026

[Booney]

Declared a Major Crime.

I feel really underwhelmed at this, like it's the "no shit" moment so far of 2026

Agreed, however, I guess ducks in a row etc...

[PatowalongaPirate]

Suspect identified.

[Booney]

SA Police said a person living at Oak Dam Station is now a suspect in the case of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who vanished from a remote station in the state’s Mid North in September last year.

Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke told a press conference in the city at 1pm today that police have now declared the case a major crime but Gus’s parents were not suspects in his disappearance.


“Family members have been cooperating with police and establishing the movements of Gus around the time he went missing,” Fielke said.

“As a result we have identified a number of inconsistencies and discrepancies with that information as it relates to timelines and the versions of events provided to us by the family members.

“As a result of those inconsistencies and investigations into them, a person who resides at Oak Park Station has withdrawn their support for the police and is no longer cooperating with us.”

https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just- ... issing-gus

[wenchbarwer]

This makes much more sense.

Having worked in and driven past this area many times, there's no way on earth you could approach an isolated station in a vehicle and not be noticed, so that would rule out him being taken.

Would have either been a tragic accident (like drowning in a dam or falling down a mine shaft), or an inside job. Sadly, it looks like the latter.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Waving a pump action shot gun at reporters raises a few alarms…..

[Trader]

The fact it's taken this long for the police to change the direction of the investigation is the biggest surprise.

Back in October the story went around about the 'tranny granny' on the mums side and that they were most likely the problem.

But now it's taken til feb for the police to announce they now consider that the most likely scenario.

Fingers crossed they've always pursued that path, but just keep it under wraps.

[Booney]

The fact it's taken this long for the police to change the direction of the investigation is the biggest surprise.

Back in October the story went around about the 'tranny granny' on the mums side and that they were most likely the problem.

But now it's taken til feb for the police to announce they now consider that the most likely scenario.

Fingers crossed they've always pursued that path, but just keep it under wraps.

Once all the statements were taken and discrepancies were identified they'd have checked and checked then gone back and spoken to those involved again before running it past the prosecutors and may have needed more, the recent searches of the property and the buildings checking the last of the boxes I reckon.

In a case like this they would have to be very confident of the path they take.

[Brodlach]

The fact it's taken this long for the police to change the direction of the investigation is the biggest surprise.

Back in October the story went around about the 'tranny granny' on the mums side and that they were most likely the problem.

But now it's taken til feb for the police to announce they now consider that the most likely scenario.

Fingers crossed they've always pursued that path, but just keep it under wraps.

They searched the 95 square kilometers first just to be sure