Beau Lamarre-Condon tells jury he wanted to report deaths but friend encouraged him to dispose of bodies

Key points

• Beau Lamarre-Condon has told his double murder trial that a friend encouraged him to dispose of the bodies of two men straight away, despite his wish to report the deaths to police. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who were shot in Baird's Paddington home in February 2024.
• His legal team argues the men were shot accidentally and that he acted in self-defence.
• In a statement read to the court, he alleges the friend, known as Elizabeth Kennedy, helped him dispose of the bodies at a farm.