Gus Lamont's grandmother denies involvement in disappearance

Josie Murray, grandmother of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, has publicly denied police theories suggesting she buried her grandson following an accident. Speaking on Seven News's Spotlight program, Murray described the allegation as "ludicrous" and urged police to instead pursue the possibility of abduction from the family's remote property, Oak Park Station, in South Australia.

Gus was reported missing from the property on September 27 last year. Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke of SA Police's Major Crime Division stated last month that one of Gus's grandparents remained a suspect. However, police have previously indicated they do not believe Gus wandered off and have found no evidence of abduction, contrary to Murray's assertions.

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They've said that they don't think I hurt him; they think that I buried him. That's one of the theories they're working on and, as I say, for so many reasons, it's ludicrous. It just doesn't make sense.

Murray, 75, insisted she was not involved in Gus's disappearance. When asked if she was the main suspect, she recounted police telling her, "They think that I buried him... That's one of the theories they're working on and, as I say, for so many reasons, it's ludicrous. It just doesn't make sense."

SA Police have described the investigation as one of the largest and most intensive undertaken for a missing person case. They stated that due to the ongoing nature of the investigation and potential future court proceedings, they could not discuss specific details. Earlier this month, Murray was fined $10,500 for possessing a gun silencer at the family property, a matter police confirmed was unrelated to Gus's disappearance.

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It has involved an unprecedented level of ground and air searching across a very large search zone and utilised unlimited resources and the expertise of multiple other agencies and organisations.