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Beau Lamarre-Condon denies breaking into Jesse Baird's house to steal his phone - as he begins his fifth day on the witness stand

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Karp, C. (2026, November 10). Beau Lamarre-Condon denies breaking into Jesse Baird's house to steal his phone - as he begins his fifth day on the witness stand. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16282813/Beau-Lamarre-Condon-murder-trial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-10 · by Charlotte Karp

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Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has denied breaking into Jesse Baird’s house to steal his phone and wallet during a trial at the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday. Instead, he claimed that he was invited by Baird to stay overnight and wanted to check Baird's phone for any evidence of infidelity. Lamarre-Condon admitted to devising a plan to enter the house while Baird slept but denied intending to steal anything. He testified that things went wrong when Baird woke up during his attempt, leading to a chase down the street. The article also mentions that Lamarre-Condon faces two counts of domestic violence-related murder for the deaths of Baird and Davies on February 19, 2024.
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Story summary

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.

Written for “Beau Lamarre-Condon Trial Cross-Examination” on 2026-11-11, grounded in this article and the 28 other(s) covering the same event.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon Trial Cross-Examination
Crime & Law · 29 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

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This article reads unscored and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 2 of 28 claims Outlet record 67/100
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 6 of 42 claims Outlet record 67/100
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 2 of 36 claims Outlet record 67/100
“The articles describe different parts of the trial and distinct events related to Beau Lamarre-Condon's double-murder case.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 1 of 7 claims Outlet record 61/100
“The articles describe different parts of the trial occurring on different days and addressing distinct aspects of the relationship and alleged incidents between Lamarre-Condon and Baird.”
The Guardian
Hedges 3 of 46 claims Outlet record 65/100
“The articles describe different parts of the same trial but focus on distinct testimonies and accusations, not a single occurrence.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 3 of 65 claims Outlet record 61/100
“The articles describe different parts of the same trial but distinct events: one describes the shooting incident, while the other focuses on Lamarre-Condon's testimony about breaking into Baird's house.”
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 8 of 84 claims Outlet record 67/100
“The articles describe different phases of the trial with distinct details and timelines.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Outlet record 61/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the trial - one focuses on denying execution, while the other details denying breaking into Jesse Baird's house to steal his phone.”
The Guardian
Hedges 0 of 15 claims Outlet record 65/100
“The articles describe different parts of the trial for Beau Lamarre-Condon, but they are not reporting on the exact same moment or testimony.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 2 of 24 claims Outlet record 61/100
“While both articles cover testimony in Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial for the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, they describe different days or parts of the ongoing proceedings rather than the same specific event.”
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29
Crime & Law
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Charlotte Karp
33 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
Mr Hatfield said: 'Stop giving speeches, will you?'
In court this week, lead detective Sasha Pinazza said Lamarre-Condon told her that he could not remember the alleged incident four days prior, and started talking about an 'out-of-body' experience.
A former cop friend of accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon was terrified he might 'kill me too' after he showed up at her house to scrub blood from a van, a court has heard.
Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon urged his friend twice to watch the erotic thriller Saltburn because he could visualise himself 'playing the lead role of the nerd' - three days before he allegedly murdered two people.
In the recording, then-police officer Lamarre-Condon could be heard telling the operator that he wanted to lodge a workplace injury form for mental health.
Alleged killer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend he wouldn’t have used his police-issued firearm if he had planned to murder Jesse Baird and Luke Davies but would have bought a gun for $10,000 through the kids he worked with.
Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon measured a surfboard bag against his mate, saying, 'you're about the same size as my surfboard' - but he was allegedly trying to work out whether the bag would fit a dead body.
Lamarre-Condon's replies could not be obtained by police because they were sent using the encrypted messaging app Signal.
Lamarre-Condon's childhood friend, known by the pseudonym Elizabeth Kennedy for legal reasons, told the NSW Supreme Court earlier this week that she agreed to the road trip on February 21, 2024, but didn't realise how far they would go.
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Topics

Daily Mail's Paddington the NSW Supreme Court

Subjects

Baird PERSON · 8× Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 7× Beau Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 1× Brett Hatfield SC PERSON · 1× Daily Mail's ORG · 1× Jesse PERSON · 1× Jesse Baird's PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× Paddington GPE · 1× the NSW Supreme Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

Lamarre-Condon, 31, told the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday that he and Baird had rekindled their fraught relationship by August 17, 2023, when he was invited to enter the Paddington terrace.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon has denied breaking into Jesse Baird's house to steal his phone and wallet, claiming instead that he was invited to stay the night. asserted
he → accuse → phone
Lamarre-Condon, 31, told the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday that he and Baird had rekindled their fraught relationship by August 17, 2023, when he was invited to enter the Paddington terrace. asserted
he → tell → terrace
The former cop told the court he wanted to go through Baird's phone to ensure he wasn't seeing anyone else, so he devised a plan to creep into the house while Baird was asleep. asserted
Baird → tell → house
He wanted to take the phone over the road, go through it, creep back inside and 'jump into bed with Jesse' while he was asleep. asserted
he → want → Jesse
Lamarre-Condon put a bobby pin in the front door lock in case Baird woke up. asserted
Baird → put → lock
He wanted to make it look like a break-in, rather than explain what he was doing. asserted
he → want → what
But things went awry when he dropped a phone charger, Baird woke up, didn't realise who was standing in his bedroom, and chased Lamarre-Condon down the street. asserted
who → go → street
Baird lodged a police report at the time. asserted
Baird → lodge → time
He never found out the person in his room was Lamarre-Condon. asserted
person → find → room
Lamarre-Condon was later charged with break and enter over the incident, but has pleaded not guilty, claiming he had a key and was invited to stay over. asserted
he → charge → key
On Tuesday, Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC put to Lamarre-Condon that he wasn't invited to Baird's house that day, and that he wanted to steal the phone and wallet. asserted
he → put → phone
Lamarre-Condon denied this. asserted
Condon → deny → this
He has also pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the deaths of Baird and his new boyfriend, Luke Davies, on February 19, 2024. asserted
He → plead → February
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