Gus Lamont’s grandmother Josie Murray appears in Adelaide court over unrelated gun charges

A grandparent of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has appeared in court for the first time since the boy’s disappearance on unrelated firearms charges.

Josie Murray, of Yunta, appeared before Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday, having been charged following a search of the property during the hunt for Gus.

Police charged the 75-year-old with acquiring, owning or possessing a sound moderator, a device better known as a silencer or suppressor used to reduce the noise from gunshots.

The charges were laid in February and the case was originally scheduled to be held in Peterborough’s circuit court in May.

However, the case was rescheduled at the 11th hour last month and moved to Adelaide Magistrates Court, where it was held before magistrate Roderick Jensen on Friday.

Little Gus has been missing from the family cattle station, Oak Park Station, since September 27, 2025.

Police returned to search the remote station for the 11th time last month, but despite spending three days on the ground, no new evidence was found.

Following the latest search efforts, Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke said police had found no evidence that Gus had been abducted.

The charges against Ms Murray followed one of the 11 visits by investigators to the remote property.

However, the charges are not in any way connected to the youngster’s disappearance.

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