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Lamarre-Condon reported work-related trauma on way to handing himself in

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McKinnell, J. (2026, October 27). Lamarre-Condon reported work-related trauma on way to handing himself in. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-police-assistance-line-call/107313748

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Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon reported work-related psychological trauma and symptoms of schizophrenia over the phone while on his way to hand himself in for an alleged double murder. During a call to a police assistance line that was played during his Supreme Court trial, he described experiencing bullying and lack of support within the NSW Police Force since joining in 2017. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is claiming self-defense regarding the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on February 19, 2024.

Written by AI on 2026-10-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 27, 2026, during Beau Lamarre-Condon's Supreme Court trial for the alleged double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, it was revealed that he called an internal police assistance line on February 23, 2024, claiming work-related psychological trauma and symptoms of schizophrenia. The call came hours before his arrest at Bondi Police Station for the murders that occurred on February 19, 2024. In the recording, Lamarre-Condon quickly backtracked on his claim of having schizophrenia, saying "Can you backspace it? Can we start again?" He also stated he had been exposed to destruction and trauma since joining the NSW Police Force in August 2017 with minimal support from superiors. The incident highlights concerns about mental health support and bullying within law enforcement agencies.

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Who wrote this

Jamie McKinnell

22 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 "Out there or inside he said there was a bit of blood he had to scrub off, and he couldn't get it off," she said. "I didn't look into the van, I just remember sitting there like, 'what the f***'."

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🔮 He was told an incident number would be texted to his phone, but replied: "I'm going to put my mum's number because my phone's going to be taken off me in a moment."

2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Lamarre-Condon reported work-related trauma on way to handing himself in

🔮 Former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend he had shot two people, asked for help cleaning up his "mess", and later joked he did not realise bodies would be heavy, a jury has heard.

2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Lamarre-Condon told friend he'd 'killed people', court hears

🔮 He has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers will argue self-defence.

2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Lamarre-Condon told friend 'I don't want to involve you', jury told

🔮 She said the defendant asked her to download the encrypted app Signal because it was safer for a police officer to use, but when his communications were about him "chasing a celebrity", she would receive photographs as iMessages. "He would send me photos of celebrities and made out he was friends with them when he was actually just stalking them,"Ms Kennedy said.

2026-10-20 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon sent photos of celebrities he was 'stalking', jury told

🔮 Jurors are expected to remain at the scene today before returning to hear evidence in the courtroom next week.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Jury in ex-police officer's double murder trial visits crime scene

🔮 The jury heard she was instructed to turn on the phone so it could "ping", turn it off, then throw it into the water.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Lamarre-Condon asked friend to toss phone mailed to her in WA, jury told

🔮 In November 2023, Mr Lamarre-Condon invited the witness on a trip to an off-grid cabin, but the man said he instead suggested the defendant could visit his family's farm to save money.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Lamarre-Condon visited farm where he allegedly tried to sink bodies, jury told

🔮 Beau Lamarre-Condon: … Yeah I'll tell him about the messages but I might tell a semi white lie and not say I went through his phone 😅

2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon's messages about Jesse Baird before alleged murders

🔮 The Crown says Mr Lamarre-Condon waited for Mr Baird's housemates to leave that morning, and during an opening address Crown Prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC said he would invite the jury to infer the defendant spent time "steeling" himself on the street for what he was allegedly about to do.

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Topics

Bungonia NSW Police Force Paddington Supreme Court Sydney

Subjects

Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Baird PERSON · 1× Beau Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 1× Bungonia GPE · 1× Jesse Baird PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× NSW Police Force ORG · 1× Paddington GPE · 1× Supreme Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

On the way to handing himself in to detectives for an alleged double murder, former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon reported a work-related psychological injury and claimed he had symptoms of schizophrenia, a jury has heard.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-27

🔮 He was told an incident number would be texted to his phone, but replied: "I'm going to put my mum's number because my phone's going to be taken off me in a moment."

2026-10-27 · ABC News (AU)

Lamarre-Condon reported work-related trauma on way to handing himself in · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

jury → hand → schizophrenia

The half-hour call to a police assistance line was played at the 31-year-old's Supreme Court trial on Tuesday. asserted

call → play → Tuesday

In it, he told the operator he had been seeing a psychologist for the previous year and a half. asserted

he → tell → year

Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder over the deaths of Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies on February 19, 2024, and is claiming self-defence. asserted

Condon → plead → defence

He has been accused of shooting them with his police pistol in Mr Baird's Paddington home, before spending days cleaning the scene, disposing of evidence and leaving their bodies at a rural area at Bungonia, south of Sydney. asserted

He → accuse → Sydney

The then-senior constable told the police assistance line operator that since joining the force in August 2017, he had been exposed to "destruction, death and trauma" with "minimal support". asserted

he → tell → support

He also reported: "I have been bullied by multiple NSW Police Force members and when reporting bullying against myself no action has been taken." asserted

action → report → myself

In the call, Mr Lamarre-Condon said it had "caused me to not sleep, get anxious, it's caused me to have some symptoms of schizophrenia", before asking the operator to "just delete that whole thing". " asserted

me → say → thing

We'll keep it short and sweet." asserted

We → keep → it

He then provided similar details and added that the issue had "caused me to not have the mental capability that I had prior to joining the police force". asserted

I → provide → force

On the call, he mentioned someone was with him in the car driving him to a meeting with police. asserted

someone → mention → police

"The detectives are already aware that I'm being driven there," he said. asserted

he → drive → ?

When asked his expected return to work date or next medical appointment, he said: "I don't know when that's going to be, let's just make up a date." asserted

's → ask → date

He was told an incident number would be texted to his phone, but replied: "I'm going to put my mum's number because my phone's going to be taken off me in a moment." asserted

phone → tell → moment