The parents of Gus Lamont, the four-year-old boy who has been missing for almost a year have issued a heartbreaking plea to bring home their “beautiful, sweet little boy” as a $1 million reward is offered to help solve his disappearance.
In a video recording shared by police, Josh Lamont and Jess Murray, said their son’s disappearance has been “most devastating and inexplicable event we have ever experienced”.
”We love him more than words can convey and every single day without him has been incredibly difficult,” Murray said.
‘Our heartache only grows as time passes and an entire year without any answers is upon us.
”Our memories of Gus are of a beautiful, sweet and unique little boy who loved music, listening to stories and playing in the natural world.”
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas announced on Wednesday the government was offering the highest reward in the state’s history for information leading to a body or a criminal conviction.
“Justice needs to be done in one way or another,” the premier said.
“We will not tolerate, as a state, any circumstances where children go missing are not able to be accounted for.
“We throw everything at it.”
Gus was last seen by his grandmother playing outdoors near the homestead at Oak Park on September 27, 2025.
Josh Lamont said the love and support from family and friends have kept them going, and broke down in tears as is pleaded for his son’s return.
”We miss Gus more than we can describe, we are desperate to have him return home to us, and we are desperate for answers,” he said.
”Someone knows what happened to Gus and may even know where he is.”
The Task Force Horizon still belive that someone known to Gus was involved in his disappearance and suspected death, Detective Superintendent Darren Fielke said.
“I’ve previously stated that one of the grandparents is a suspect in our investigation,” he said.
“That has not changed, but I’m not going today to make any more comment or elaborate any further about the suspect.”
In February, police said they had identified ”inconsistencies and discrepancies” in timelines provided by family members and a person living at Oak Park had stopped co-operating with detectives.
Earlier this week, Gus’s grandmother Josie Murray, shared her own theory on what she believed has happened and continued to deny any involvement in the four-year-old’s disappearance after police previously identified her as the main suspect.
”I think he has to have been taken,” Josie Murray said.
”Nothing else makes sense.”
Over the past year, there had been 11 ground searches covering more than 700 square kilometres, involving hundreds of personnel.
”No stone has been left unturned in relation to our search efforts,” Detective Fielke said.
Task Force Horizon detectives have also completed a manual search of aerial imagery, in addition to AI analysis.
”We have identified some anomalies in the imagery … these are now being further reviewed and … will determine whether we return to Oak Park Station and conduct further searching,” Detective Fielke said.
Image: SA Police
