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Gus Lamont's grandparent fined over gun offence unrelated to 4yo boy's disappearance
Police said the firearms offence was unrelated to Gus Lamont’s disappearance, and Murray was also barred from holding a gun licence for five years.
- On Friday, Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court for possessing an illegal rifle silencer.
- While police executed a search warrant at Oak Park Station on January 15 over an "unrelated matter," authorities clarified the firearms charge is separate from the ongoing investigation into Gus's 2025 disappearance.
- Murray, 75, pleaded guilty to possessing the device, which became illegal following 2017 amendments to the Firearms Act, after defence lawyer Andy Ey urged the magistrate to reject calls for imprisonment.
- Magistrate Roderick Jensen imposed the $10,500 fine and disqualified Murray from holding a firearms licence for five years, citing her previous 2010 conviction for failing to securely store weapons.
- Police have visited the remote station 11 times since Gus went missing, with Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke stating one grandparent remains a suspect as search efforts continue without fresh evidence.
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Gus Lamont's grandparent fined over gun offence, unrelated to 4yo's disappearance
The grandparent of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has been fined $10,500 for possession of a gun silencer at the family's Oak Park Station, in South Australia's far north. Police have previously said the offence is not related to his disappearance.
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