The grandmother of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont has been fined $10,500 over a firearms offence. Josie Murray appeared in Adelaide magistrates court on Friday, pleading guilty to one aggravated charge of possessing a sound moderator, commonly known as a gun silencer.
The court disqualified her from gun ownership for five years. The penalty stems from an incident that is entirely separate from the boy's disappearance eight months ago, according to The Guardian World.
The charge relates solely to the possession of the device, not its use. No further details about the circumstances of the offence have been disclosed in the source material.
Murray's legal situation adds a layer of complexity to an already tragic family circumstance. The ongoing search for Gus Lamont continues, with this development highlighting unrelated legal issues within the family.