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Four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing from his home in South Australia's outback nearly a year ago. The case has remained active with ongoing police investigation.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of SA Police’s media conference on the disappearance of Gus Lamont.
It has been almost a year since the four-year-old boy was reported missing from his home in South Australia’s outback.
SA Police are holding a media conference with what is expected to be an update on the investigation at 12pm ACST.
While we don’t know exactly what to expect, we do know that senior SA Police will be in attendance alongside the Premier and Police Minister.
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SA Police will provide an update on the Gus Lamont investigation at the media conference.
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