The Aporia · Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial

Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, testified on Thursday at his murder trial in Sydney’s Supreme Court for the fatal shooting of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his service weapon on February 19, 2024. He alleged experiencing homophobic abuse during his time as an openly gay officer, including hearing derogatory remarks from a supervisor. Lamarre-Condon also recounted witnessing a coworker's suicide at work while off duty. The trial continues before Justice Natalie Adams, with the defence claiming the shootings were accidental and occurred in self-defense.

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On November 5, 2026, Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former New South Wales (NSW) police officer, began testifying at his trial for the double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney. The killings occurred on February 19, 2024, when Lamarre-Condon allegedly shot the couple with his police-issued Glock pistol in Baird’s home in Paddington. In court, Lamarre-Condon accused a former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was working as an openly gay officer and mentioned an incident where a coworker had committed suicide at work.

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter but is arguing self-defense. The Crown's case suggests that Lamarre-Condon developed an obsessive infatuation with Baird, which escalated after their relationship ended in November 2023. The trial, now entering its seventh week at the NSW Supreme Court before a 15-person jury, has heard evidence from around 90 witnesses during the prosecution phase.

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📰 Beau Lamarre-Condon Gives Evidence

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“Article A describes Detective Sasha Pinazza's testimony about Beau Lamarre-Condon's emotional state after confessing to police, while Article B reports on Lamarre-Condon himself giving evidence in his trial.”

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“Article A describes texts between Beau Lamarre-Condon and his friend released by the NSW Supreme Court, while Article B reports on Lamarre-Condon's testimony in his double murder trial.”

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🔮 “He would say things such as ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” Lamarre-Condon told the court on Thursday.

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🔮 During the early hours of 22 February 2024, Lamarre-Condon is captured by the cameras at McDonald’s Sutton Forest, about 30km from where he would allegedly dispose of Baird and Davies’ bodies.

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🔮 Every time she asked how much further, he would respond, “just 50 more minutes”.

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🔮 It will all come out in court.”

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🔮 “He would say things such as ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” Lamarre-Condon told the court on Thursday.

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Former officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has alleged he heard homophobic abuse when working for New South Wales police, as the 31-year-old gave evidence in his double murder trial in Sydney.

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🔮 “He would say things such as ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” Lamarre-Condon told the court on Thursday.

2026-11-05 · The Guardian

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial · assertive framing

Former officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has alleged he heard homophobic abuse when working for New South Wales police, as the 31-year-old gave evidence in his double murder trial in Sydney. asserted

old → allege → Sydney

Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. asserted

Condon → accuse → February

He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. asserted

He → plead → break

Lamarre-Condon on Thursday started giving evidence at the NSW supreme court in front of a 15-person jury. asserted

Condon → start → jury

Wearing a light grey suit, a dark coloured tie and a white collared shirt, Lamarre-Condon vowed to tell the truth. asserted

Condon → wear → truth

He accused a former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was working as an openly gay police officer. asserted

he → accuse → officer

“He would say things such as ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” Lamarre-Condon told the court on Thursday. asserted

Condon → say → Thursday

On one occasion, when responding to a domestic violence report, the supervisor allegedly said “Let’s go get these fucking faggots”, the jury was told. uncertain

jury → respond → faggots

Lamarre-Condon told the jury on another occassion a coworker shot himself in the head. asserted

coworker → tell → head

He recalled in court the last conversation the pair had. asserted

pair → recall → conversation

“I said ‘How are you’ and he told me he was good. asserted

he → say → me

Nothing appeared out of normal to me, nothing about his behaviour suggested what he was about to do,” Lamarre-Condon told the court. uncertain

Condon → appear → court

“[He later] went to his desk, took out his gun whilst off duty and shot himself in the head at work.” asserted

He → go → work

Lamarre-Condon’s coworkers found their deceased colleague, the court heard. asserted

court → find → colleague

Asked about his relationship with Baird, Lamarre-Condon told the jury: “For the months of October and November 2022 it was friends with a sexual relationship. asserted

it → ask → relationship

When we would meet up it was of the sexual nature. asserted

it → meet → nature

By December 2022, that’s when we began going on romantic dates. asserted

we → ’ → dates

Prosecution lawyers wrapped up their case earlier on Thursday morning. asserted

lawyers → wrap → morning

They called more than 50 witnesses, played hours of CCTV footage and shared pages of social media messages over the first seven weeks of the trial. asserted

They → call → trial

Lamarre-Condon’s defence team has previously claimed Baird and Davies were accidentally shot in two separate struggles with the accused when he was acting in “self-defence”. asserted

he → claim → defence

The officer cleaned up the scene and disposed of the bodies afterwards because he “panicked considerably”, the defence lawyer John Stratton SC previously said. asserted

lawyer → clean → bodies

The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues. asserted

trial → continue → Adams

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial

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