A childhood friend of former senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has denied helping him hide the bodies of two men he is accused of murdering. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. Giving evidence in the NSW Supreme Court, Elizabeth Kennedy said she unwillingly joined a road trip to Bungonia and that she did not know the bodies were in the van. Defence barrister John Stratton SC challenged her account. Kennedy has not been charged. The trial resumes on Friday.
A witness has told a Sydney Supreme Court jury about a drive with Beau Lamarre-Condon, who is on trial over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. The witness, known as Elizabeth Kennedy, said he asked her to pay for an angle grinder and to cover number plates, and that he told her, I don't want to involve you. The accused has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers will argue self-defence. The Crown alleges he tried to sink the bodies in a dam at Bungonia, where they were later found.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, is on trial for the alleged murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney. His friend, Elizabeth Kennedy, testified that he showed no remorse and tried to dispose of the bodies at Cella Farm in Bungonia. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty, arguing self-defence in the NSW Supreme Court. Kennedy also denied claims that she suggested hiding the bodies or knew about the alleged crimes beforehand.
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CCTV footage shows Beau Lamarre-Condon carrying cleaning supplies back to Jesse Baird’s Sydney home after allegedly killing the couple. The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murder, arguing self-defence in the NSW Supreme Court. Police allege he bought cleaning gear and surfboard bags, and dumped the bodies at a farm in Bungonia. The couple’s bodies were found eight days later, 20km from the farm.
A detective became emotional while describing the search for the bodies of a Sydney couple allegedly murdered by Beau Lamarre-Condon. The court heard how a friend of Lamarre-Condon led investigators to a rural farm in Goulburn, where a cut padlock was found. The breakthrough came at a Greek Orthodox monastery near Bungonia, where the detective detected a strong smell of decomposition. Two surfboard bags containing the bodies were discovered, with keys found nearby matching the doors of the victims' Paddington home.
A senior police officer has described the search for the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at a Bungonia farm and the discovery of two surfboard bags near a monastery. Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering the couple in Sydney's Paddington on February 19, 2024, using his service firearm. The court heard police found weights, cement residue, and cable ties in dams on the farm, and that Lamarre-Condon allegedly attempted to sink the bodies. The trial is in its third week and is expected to last three months.
