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Missing boy Gus Lamont’s grandmother fined for firearms offence unrelated to his disappearance

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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