Missing boy Gus Lamont’s grandmother fined for firearms offence unrelated to his disappearance
Summary
Josie Murray, grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, was fined $10,500 for illegally possessing a gun silencer. This offence is not related to Gus’s disappearance, which is still being investigated as a major crime by police in South Australia.Key Facts
- Josie Murray pleaded guilty to possessing a gun silencer, also called a sound moderator.
- The silencer was found in a secured strongroom with firearms during a search in January.
- Murray was fined $10,500 and banned from holding a firearms licence for five years.
- The offence is separate from the disappearance of her four-year-old grandson, Gus Lamont.
- Gus went missing from the family’s Oak Park station in South Australia in September last year.
- Police declared Gus’s case a major crime and suspect someone living at the station.
- Gus’s parents are not suspects in the investigation.
- Searches covering nearly 500 sq km with many police and volunteers have not found Gus or any belongings.
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