Gus Lamont Case: Family Members Refuse to Cooperate

0:00This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI and presented by the Daily News Now. Police in South Australia say two members of four-year-old Guss Lamont's family are refusing to cooperate directly with investigators, speaking only, through lawyers. Guss disappeared from the family's remote Oak Park homestead in the state's far north back in September of last year, and cops now believe the boy is. Likely did. A month ago, they labeled the case a major crime, pointing to one resident at the property who stopped helping and became a suspect. Guss' grandparents quickly said the whole family had cooperated fully, but top-coped commissioner Grant Stevens clarified this week that while the all the, parents are still assisting, others are holding back. Stevens called the parents suffering unimaginable and their time the darkest days possible. He stressed that the probe remains a top priority for the force, with sympathy for their pain amid no sign of Guss after the largest search ever in the state. Massive efforts have covered nearly

1:00500 square kilometers, draining dams, scouring mineshafts, checking outhouses and water tanks even, using helicopters and cadaver dogs. They seize vehicles, bikes and devices from the homestead, but nothing points to Guss wandering off. The special task force of more than a dozen detectives and forensics experts will head back to Oak Park soon. Officials are begging anyone with even the tiniest detail to come forward to help give the parents some closure. Quick thanks to today's sponsor. See the description for more.