Las Vegas shooter’s ‘companion’ was an Australian granny

Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s “regular companion” was an Australian woman who moved to the US 20 years ago to work on the casino strip, the government said on Tuesday.

Marilou Danley, 62, was initially said to be a “person of interest” but has since been cleared of any involvement in the shocking shooting that left 59 dead and more than 500 injured.

American authorities said she was out of the country at the time retired accountant Paddock, 64, unleashed his reign of terror on concertgoers from a hotel window.

Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop tweeted: “I understand US authorities have ruled out Australian Marilou Danley as a person of interest.”

“US authorities were in contact with us about Marilou Danley,” she told reporters. “There are reports her ID was used for booking the hotel or some such detail. Australia will support the US authorities in their investigation in whatever way we can, but we have not had contact with Marilou Danley directly.”