A former police officer accused of murdering his ex-partner and the partner's boyfriend allegedly confessed to the killings, a court heard. The officer, Beau Lamarre-Condon, claimed he acted in self-defence after entering the victims' home to retrieve his belongings. He allegedly told a friend he disposed of the bodies in surfboard bags and attempted to dump them in a dam. The friend testified that Lamarre-Condon admitted to shooting both victims, describing the method in detail. Lamarre-Condon's defence argues he was experiencing mental health issues and faced workplace bullying.
A friend of former senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a NSW Supreme Court jury that he allegedly confessed to killing two men. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. He says he killed the men in self-defence and then panicked while disposing of their bodies. The friend said the accused allegedly joked about the killings and asked for help cleaning up. Footage shown to the jury includes a visit to a sports store and a purchase of a second bag hours after the killings.
A friend of police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the New South Wales supreme court that he allegedly confessed to killing two men. The friend said Lamarre-Condon described the shootings as an out-of-body experience, then tried to pass it off as a joke. Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The defence claims the men were shot accidentally in self-defence.
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Queensland's Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial of a man previously acquitted of murder, the first such order in the state under double jeopardy laws. The man cannot be legally identified. Prosecutors argued fresh evidence, including two alleged confessions, justified the retrial over the alleged 2009 killing of a man in Logan. The court found the confessions placed the man at the scene and that a fair trial was likely. The retrial order follows the state's second use of the laws since they were introduced in 2014.
An inquest into the 1972 disappearance of Mackay schoolgirl Marilyn Joy Wallman has heard claims of a deathbed confession implicating a family member. Noel Morris, a person of interest, will testify. Witnesses allege Morris drove a car similar to one sought by police. Marilyn's brothers recalled unusual circumstances before her disappearance, including hearing voices near a cane field. The inquest also examined other suspects, including a convicted sex offender.
