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Beau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hears

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Wong, K. (2026, November 12). Beau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hears. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/12/beau-lamarre-condon-jesse-baird-phone-murder-trial-ntwnfb

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Beau Lamarre-Condon admitted in court on Thursday that he threw Jesse Baird’s phone off Tom Uglys Bridge to destroy evidence after allegedly murdering Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, in Sydney on February 19, 2024. During the ongoing trial, Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield questioned Lamarre-Condon about destroying evidence related to messages and photos between him and Baird. The former police officer faces two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter but has pleaded not guilty.
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Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon admitted in the New South Wales supreme court that he threw Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge to destroy incriminating evidence. This confession occurred during his trial for the alleged murders of Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, who were fatally shot with a police service weapon in a Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024. Lamarre-Condon testified that he threw the device off Tom Uglys Bridge near the Shire in Sydney’s south because he did not want the phone's contents on his person. During cross-examination by crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, the defendant confirmed he acted to destroy evidence that might incriminate him. He also admitted to contacting a friend in Western Australia, Stacey Parker, to ask if she could throw the phone into a body of water. Although he has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter, his testimony highlights his efforts to conceal the crime.

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Kat Wong
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Topics

New South Wales Paddington Sydney Western Australia

Subjects

Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 5× Baird PERSON · 4× Hatfield PERSON · 2× Jesse PERSON · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Beau Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 1× Jesse Baird’s PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× New South Wales GPE · 1× Paddington PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
As part of his cross examination, crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC put to him: “you did [that to] destroy evidence on Jesse’s phone that might incriminate you”.
2026-11-12 · The Guardian
Beau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hears · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

Beau Lamarre-Condon has admitted he threw Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge to destroy evidence after allegedly murdering him, a court has heard. uncertain
court → admit → him
The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024. asserted
officer → accuse → February
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. asserted
He → plead → break
Sitting in the witness box for a sixth day, Lamarre-Condon was asked what he did with Baird’s phone after the alleged murders. asserted
he → sit → murders
He told the court on Thursday it was thrown off Tom Uglys Bridge near the Shire in Sydney’s south. “I didn’t want to have any evidence of Jesse’s phone on me… asserted
I → tell → me
I did throw it off the bridge,” Lamarre-Condon told the New South Wales supreme court. asserted
Condon → throw → court
As part of his cross examination, crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC put to him: “you did [that to] destroy evidence on Jesse’s phone that might incriminate you”. uncertain
that → put → you
Lamarre-Condon responded: “Essentially, yes”. asserted
Condon → respond → ?
The former officer did not deny he had contacted his friend Stacey Parker, who lived in Western Australia, and asked if he could send her the phone for her to throw into a body of water. But he did not end up mailing her the device. uncertain
he → deny → device
Lamarre-Condon was also asked by Hatfield if he deleted messages between himself and Baird, alongside photos of them together, after his arrest. asserted
he → ask → arrest
“You did that deliberately to remove evidence of your relationship with Jesse Baird,” Hatfield told the court. asserted
Hatfield → do → court
Lamarre-Condon said he disagreed and did not believe he had deleted the messages. asserted
he → say → messages
The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues. asserted
trial → continue → Adams
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