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Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Missing boy Gus Lamont’s grandmother fined for firearms offence unrelated to his disappearance <p>Josie Murray fined $10,500 and disqualified from gun ownership for five years after pleading guilty to possessing a gun silencer</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The grandmother of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has been fined $10,500 after admitting to a firearms offence unrelated to the boy’s disappearance eight months ago.</p><p>Josie Murray was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide magistrates court on Friday, where she pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator – a device better known as a gun silencer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/12/missing-boy-gus-lamont-grandmother-fined-firearms-offence-unrelated-disappearance-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Gus Lamont: Grandparent pleads guilty to owning a gun silencer Eight months after their grandson August “Gus” Lamont vanished from the family’s remote South Australian property , his grandparent Josie Murray has pleaded guilty to an unrelated firearms charge involving a prohibited gun accessory. Murray, 75, appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday and admitted to possessing a “sound moderator” — a device designed to muffle the noise of a firearm, commonly known as silencer. WATCH ABOVE: Josie Murray fined after pleading guilty to owning a prohibited gun accessory Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow The court heard the item was discovered during a police search last year, but prosecutors stressed the charge has no connection to the investigation into Gus’ disappearance. Murray was convicted and fined $10,500 for owning the gun accessory. The fine was less than the possible maximum penalty of $15,000 because of the early guilty plea. Gus Lamont’s grandparent Josie Murray has plead guilty to owning a gun silencer Credit: SAPOL/7NEWS They were also banned from obtaining or holding a firearms licence for five years. Murray and wife Shannon both withdrew from …

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

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.

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Missing boy Gus Lamont's grandmother fined over gun offence shares Share article The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray – the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 – was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court today. Gus Lamont's grandmother Josie Murray has been fined for posssessing a gun silencer. Michael Errery Advertisement Read more Creek beds, waterways focus of new Gus Lamont search Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Friday’s proceedings were not connected in any way to the disappearance of four-year-old Gus. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would “address the elephant in the room”. “It’s been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year,” he said. “We see the media attention and number of police here – this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as b…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Major update in Gus Lamont case as charges are laid ByBRETT LACKEY, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published:00:27 EDT, 16 February 2026|Updated:18:30 EDT, 19 February 2026 Josie Murray, grandparent of Gus Lamont, has been charged with gun offences at the property where the child went missing. South Australian Police said officers had been conducting inquiries and a renewed search at the Lamont family's remote Oak Park Station, about 40km south of Yunta, in connection with the disappearance of Gus. 'As a result of a previous search at Oak Park Station, Task Force Horizon detectives have today arrested a 75-year-old from Grampus and charged them with firearm offences,' a spokesperson said on Monday. 'They have been bailed to appear in the Peterborough Magistrates Court on May 6.' Acting Officer in Charge of MajorCrimeInvestigation Branch Detective Inspector Andrew Macrae said that the charges are not related to the disappearance of the four-year-old. He added that the charges were also not connected to an incident with a journalist who attended the property in October 2025. Gus went missing from the 60,000ha property on September 27 last year and, despite the largest police searc…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

'Buried': Gus Lamont's grandmother's shock revelation about police theory Gus Lamont’s grandmother has revealed that she is the police’s “main suspect” in the little boy’s disappearance and that detectives believed she buried him after he died in an accident. Gus vanished from his family’s Oak Park Station, near Yunta in the South Australian outback, on September 27 in what has become one of the country’s biggest missing persons cases. Speaking for the first time about the mystery, grandmother Josie Murray on Sunday told Seven’s Spotlight that she denied that she had anything to do with the 4-year-old’s disappearance. Murray detailed how her family frantically searched for Gus in fading light and said she believed police missed evidence of another person being on the property. She told the programme that she was the “main suspect” and had been told by police that they believed that they had buried him after Gus had died in an accident. Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Four-year-old Gus Lamont, who disappeared from Oak Park Station on September 27 last year. Photo / Supplied ‘Ludicrous’ She called the theory “ludicrous”, saying it would not be p…

Gus Lamont's grandparent fined over gun offence unrelated to 4yo boy's ... 12 June 2026, 4:16pm Gus Lamont's grandparent fined over gun offence unrelated to 4yo boy's disappearance Caption: Gus Lamont has been missing since September 2025. Photo credit: ABC/SUPPLIED: SA Police Josie Murray arrives at the Adelaide Magistrates Court. ABC/Eva Blandis By Eva Blandis, ABC The grandparent of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has been fined A$10,500 for possession of a gun silencer at the family's Oak Park Station in South Australia's far north. Josie Rachelle Murray, 75, was charged in February, just a short time after police declared her grandson's disappearance a major crime. Police previously said the firearms offence was not related to Gus's disappearance. The 75-year-old has also been banned from holding or obtaining a firearms licence for five years. SA Police confirmed last month that one of Gus's grandparents remained a suspect in his disappearance. Both grandparents previously released a statement saying the family had co-operated with the investigation and wanted nothing more than to re-unite Gus with his parents. Still no sign of missing boy Four-year-old Gus Lamont went missi…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

Camera Icon Gus Lamont's grandmother Josie Murray has been fined for posssessing a gun silencer. (Michael Errery/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP 'Not James Bond': court fines missing boy's grandmother Abe Maddison AAP 12 June 2026, 11:46am Copy link Share story The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak …

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…

Grandmother of missing SA boy Gus Lamont breaks silence on 7NEWS ... The grandmother of missing South Australian boy Gus Lamont has spoken publicly for the first time, revealing police have told her they believe she may have been involved in covering up the four-year-old’s death. Nine months after Gus vanished from a remote sheep station near Yunta, Josie Murray has broken her silence in an emotional interview with 7NEWS Adelaide and 7NEWS Spotlight, describing allegations against her as “ludicrous” and insisting she had nothing to do with her grandson’s disappearance. “They think that I buried him, took him out and buried him. That’s all they’ve said so far,” Murray said. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow “It’s ludicrous. It just doesn’t make sense. Why would you inflict what’s happening to us now?” Joise Murray, Gus Lamont’s grandmother Credit: 7NEWS The 75-year-old became emotional during the interview, firmly denying any involvement in the case that has gripped the nation since Gus disappeared on September 27 last year. “We absolutely know we’re innocent,” she said. “We know that we couldn’t and didn’t do anything and the hard part obviously is to convince…

Head prefect, stockman, justice of the peace and marriage celebrant - the colourful life of Josie Murray, the grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont, has been revealed in a court case over a firearms offence. Murray, whose four-year-old grandson vanished from her homestead in South Australia's Far North in September 2025, was fined $10,500 in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. She had pleaded guilty to possessing a silencer for a .22 rifle after the court heard the 75-year-old had a previous conviction involving the theft of unsecured firearms by a fugitive. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "This has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family homestead at Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. Four support l…

The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont has been found guilty of possessing a gun silencer after a court heard she had a previous conviction involving the theft of firearms by a fugitive. Josie Murray - the grandmother of the four-year-old who vanished from her South Australia homestead in September 2025 - was fined $10,500 after a hearing in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday. Murray, 75, of Yunta, had pleaded guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator. Defence lawyer Andy Ey told magistrate Roderick Jensen that he would "address the elephant in the room". "It's been an extremely difficult time for my client. A grandchild went missing on the property late last year," he said. "We see the media attention and number of police here - this has been a very, very difficult time for the family, trying to get through as best they can." Gus Lamont was last seen by one of his grandmothers playing at the family's Oak Park Station on September 27. On February 5, police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and said someone living at the remote station was a suspect in the case and his likely death. They confirmed his grandmothers, mother and younger b…