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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Former NSW Police officer’s cross-examination continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies

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This article provides live updates on the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer, who is charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney on February 19, 2024. During his cross-examination by Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield, SC, Lamarre-Condon claims he acted in self-defense after entering Baird’s home to collect personal items following their breakup. He stated that Baird attacked him with a knife, prompting him to fire two shots; one intended and the other accidental during a struggle on the floor.

Written by AI on 2026-11-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, is currently on trial in Sydney for the murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. On November 5, 2026, Lamarre-Condon entered the witness box to testify about his relationship with Baird and denied breaking into Baird's house to steal his phone and wallet. He claimed he was invited to stay overnight on August 17, 2023. During cross-examination on November 10, 2026, Lamarre-Condon also denied making fake email and Grindr accounts in Baird’s name. The trial is ongoing at the NSW Supreme Court, with prosecutors alleging that Lamarre-Condon used his police-issued Glock pistol to kill the couple.

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Who wrote this

Michaela Whitbourn

44 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

“My mindset at the time was if Jesse was asleep, I could check his phone without him knowing across the road.

2026-11-11 · assertive framing · Lamarre-Condon’s text to TV presenter before alleged home invasion

Lamarre-Condon has said he was trying to look through Baird’s phone and put a bobby pin in the lock so that if Baird woke up he wouldn’t think it was him.

2026-11-10 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Former NSW Police officer returns to witness box for cross-examination over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies

“Isn’t it the case that after that … you decided that you will go and enter his property with the key that you had surreptitiously copied,” Hatfield said.

2026-11-10 · assertive framing · ‘Smitten, yes. Obsessed, no’: Lamarre-Condon tells court about his feelings for TV presenter

“That would be about right,” the accused said.

2026-11-09 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Alleged double murderer denies plan to ‘assassinate Jesse Baird’, quizzed over CCTV footage as cross-examination continues

“Where the majority of my money would come from then was selling Hermes Birkins [handbags],” he said.

2026-11-09 · assertive framing · ‘I can’t panic’: Lamarre-Condon grilled over CCTV filmed three hours after alleged murders

“I was worried if I knocked on the door it may be perceived as harassment ... because Jesse told me, ‘please refrain from contacting me’,” Lamarre-Condon said.

2026-11-08 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Former NSW Police officer’s cross-examination continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies

“I was worried if I knocked on the door it may be perceived as harassment ... because Jesse told me, ‘please refrain from contacting me’,” Lamarre-Condon said.

2026-11-06 · assertive framing · ‘I stand by that first shot’: Lamarre-Condon admits killing former TV presenter

He said he wanted to take Baird’s phone outside while he was sleeping to check if he was in a relationship with another man, and “if he was to wake up and come outside, he would see the bobby pin [and] not be under the impression that it was me going through his phone”.

2026-11-05 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Alleged double murderer, former NSW Police officer returns to witness box after recounting first meeting with Jesse Baird

“I thought I would just knock on his window … to get his attention,” he said.

2026-11-05 · assertive framing · ‘I froze in shock’: Lamarre-Condon denies spying on TV presenter during dramatic day in court

The accused killer and former NSW police officer will give evidence about what he says happened on the day Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies died of gunshot wounds from his police-issued Glock pistol.

2026-11-05 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Alleged double murderer, former NSW Police officer gives evidence

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NSW Paddington Qantas Sydney the NSW Supreme Court

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Baird PERSON · 9× Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 6× Paddington GPE · 3× Davies PERSON · 2× Jesse PERSON · 2× Jesse Baird PERSON · 2× Beau Lamarre-Condon’s PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× Sydney GPE · 1× the NSW Supreme Court ORG · 1×

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- Lamarre-Condon said he entered Baird’s Paddington share house through an open door on February 19, 2024, to collect some of his belongings – including a $25,000 Cartier ring and Casablanca shirts worth thousands – after their relationship ended in November 2023.

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“I was worried if I knocked on the door it may be perceived as harassment ... because Jesse told me, ‘please refrain from contacting me’,” Lamarre-Condon said.

2026-11-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Former NSW Police officer’s cross-examination continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies · assertive framing

Claims (24 extracted, 2 hedged)

Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder over the deaths of Jesse Baird, 26, a former TV presenter, and Luke Davies, 29, a Qantas flight attendant, in Paddington on February 19, 2024. asserted

Condon → plead → February

His case is that he acted in self-defence, the 15-person jury has been told. asserted

jury → act → defence

The former NSW police officer started giving evidence on Thursday and returns to the witness box at 10am today for cross-examination by Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield, SC. asserted

officer → start → Hatfield

relationship → say → November

He said he also had a key with him that Baird had cut for him in November. asserted

Baird → say → November

- He said his relationship with Baird was romantic but was not exclusive. asserted

relationship → say → Baird

He believed nobody was home despite the door being ajar when he entered the home, he said. asserted

he → believe → home

- The accused had his police weapon with him because he had contemplated taking his own life on February 18 over work-related trauma and had intended to return it to Miranda police station later that day, he said. asserted

he → accuse → station

- He said he struck upon an idea that morning to dress as an Uber Eats delivery rider and used a motorcycle helmet, high-visibility clothing and bags he saw on a bike in Paddington. asserted

he → say → Paddington

“I was worried if I knocked on the door it may be perceived as harassment ... because Jesse told me, ‘please refrain from contacting me’,” Lamarre-Condon said. uncertain

Condon → knock → me

- He entered the home after knocking three times and saying hello loudly and receiving no reply. asserted

He → enter → reply

- He ran upstairs and hid when he heard noises in the home and came back downstairs later, encountering Baird in the kitchen. asserted

he → run → kitchen

He said he took off the high-visibility jacket upstairs and his firearm was “secreted under my shirt. asserted

firearm → say → shirt

You could not see it. uncertain

You → see → it

- Baird did not recognise Lamarre-Condon with the helmet on and lunged at him with a knife, he said. asserted

he → recognise → knife

He said at one stage the knife “tore my whole blue shirt open” and he was pinned to a wall in the kitchen. asserted

he → say → kitchen

- He shot Baird once in the shoulder to disarm him and accidentally in the head when they fell to the floor. asserted

they → shoot → floor

- “I 110 per cent stand by that first shot because if I didn’t do it Jesse Baird would be sitting here in the box today, and he would have to explain why he drove a knife into my throat,” he said. asserted

he → stand → throat

- “Jesse did not have his finger on the trigger,” he said. asserted

he → have → trigger

I’ve said from the start I am guilty of manslaughter and I’m responsible for his death, but it wasn’t intentional.” asserted

it → say → death

- Lamarre-Condon said he found a phone and called Triple Zero and went into “police mode” to try to “save” Baird. asserted

he → say → Baird

- The accused said Davies grabbed the gun and pointed it at him, and later pulled the trigger and shot himself in front of Baird’s bedroom door. asserted

Davies → accuse → door

The Crown case is that Lamarre-Condon shot Davies through the door. asserted

Condon → shoot → door

- He admitted to cleaning Baird’s house and disposing of the men’s bodies before turning himself in to police on February 23, 2024. asserted

He → admit → February

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