A jury has heard a police recording in which Beau Lamarre-Condon, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, tells a friend that things went wrong and that it was his fault. The recording was made after Mr Lamarre-Condon was charged. The 31-year-old is arguing self-defence at a trial before the NSW Supreme Court. The killings are alleged to have taken place on February 19, 2024, at Mr Davies's Paddington home. In the recording, Mr Lamarre-Condon says he went to the house to collect his belongings and thought no one was home.
Jurors have heard audio recordings of jail phone calls between former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon and a friend who gave evidence against him. In one call, Mr Lamarre-Condon told the friend he had misheard or misinterpreted an alleged confession to shooting two people. Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder over the February 2024 deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. He is accused of shooting the couple with his police pistol and is arguing self defence. The friend is giving evidence under a certificate that prevents his testimony being used to prosecute him.
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.
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A friend of former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the Supreme Court trial that Mr Lamarre-Condon said he had shot two people. The witness said the accused asked him to help clean up a mess and later said he did not realise bodies would be heavy. Mr Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies and is arguing self-defence. The Crown alleges he killed Mr Baird after an obsessive infatuation. The trial is in its fifth week.
A friend of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a jury that he fired his police gun in a national park weeks before the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. The witness says Mr Lamarre-Condon asked whether the shots could be heard from a house, and that he fired with a paper bag over the barrel. Mr Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murder and is arguing self-defence in the NSW Supreme Court. The couple were allegedly killed at Mr Davies's Paddington home on February 19, 2024.
Prosecutors have released nearly five hours of CCTV footage from the NSW Supreme Court trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, who has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. The footage allegedly shows him buying supplies at Bunnings stores and using several vehicles in the days after the deaths. A witness, Elizabeth Kennedy, told the jury she travelled with him to a property near Goulburn, where she said he asked her to help with garbage bags over number plates. Mr Lamarre-Condon is arguing self-defence, and the trial continues 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.
A witness has told the NSW Supreme Court that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon said he had broken into Jesse Baird's Sydney home twice. The witness said he tracked Mr Baird's location through Snapchat and photographed him through a bedroom window. Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington in February 2024. The defence says the men died during separate struggles involving the pistol, and the Crown alleges both were shot.
A friend of accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a New South Wales Supreme Court jury that he sent her photos of his ex, Jesse Baird, with another man. The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Baird and flight attendant Luke Davies, who were shot in Mr Baird's Paddington home in February 2024. The witness, known as Elizabeth Kennedy, said he described breaking into Mr Baird's house in August 2023 to steal his phone and wallet.
A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a New South Wales Supreme Court jury that he appeared excited after allegedly breaking into the home of TV presenter Jesse Baird while Baird slept. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murders of Baird and Luke Davies and is arguing self-defence. The friend, a witness known as Elizabeth Kennedy, said he allegedly described having a key cut and taking Baird's phone. Prosecutors allege Lamarre-Condon's account of the bodies is a lie. The trial continues.
Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend “not everything in the news is true” in a phone call after his arrest over the alleged murders of a Sydney couple. The former police officer is accused of killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at a Paddington home in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty and is arguing self-defence in a NSW Supreme Court trial.
Jurors in the double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon have visited the Paddington terrace where two men died. The former police officer, who has pleaded not guilty, is alleged to have shot Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. The judge, Justice Natalie Adams, told jurors the visit would give them perspective and context beyond photographs. Lamarre-Condon did not attend. His lawyers will argue self-defence, saying the men died during two separate struggles with the pistol.
A witness has told a Sydney jury that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon asked her to throw a phone into water after briefly switching it on. Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. He is accused of shooting the couple in Mr Baird's Paddington home with his police pistol. His lawyers have indicated a self-defence argument. The witness, Stacey Parker, said he told her he had stolen police files and asked her to turn the phone on for about 10 minutes so it could ping.
A friend of accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a NSW Supreme Court jury about his interest in celebrities and his views on Covid. Stacey Parker said they once tried to meet rapper Pitbull and that he called police pushing protesters the devil's work. Mr Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering TV presenter Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on February 19, 2024, and is arguing self-defence. Ms Parker also told the jury he asked her to dispose of a phone and claimed he would be set up over two missing men. The trial continues.
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A jury has been told that former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon visited a Bungonia farm before allegedly trying to sink the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in a dam there. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is claiming self-defence. He is accused of shooting the pair with his police pistol at Baird's Paddington share house on February 19, 2024. The bodies were later found near a Bungonia monastery in surfboard bags. The three-month trial in the NSW Supreme Court continues on Thursday.
