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Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial begins over Jesse Baird and Luke Davies's alleged murders in Sydney terrace

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Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, age 31, is on trial in the NSW Supreme Court for allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in a Sydney terrace in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. Prosecutors claim he used his service firearm to kill Baird, a television presenter, and Davies, Baird's partner, whose bodies were later found in Bungonia. The trial is expected to last three months with testimony from dozens of witnesses.

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The trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon began in Sydney's Supreme Court on September 20, 2026, over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. Prosecutors allege that Lamarre-Condon used his police-issued firearm to shoot the couple inside Baird's home in Paddington on February 19, 2024. The victims' bodies were later found hidden in surfboard bags about 200km away. Text messages from Baird’s phone sent hours after the alleged murders confused housemates into thinking he was still alive and planning to move out of the home the following day. The trial is expected to last three months, with a jury of 15 members selected to hear the case. Witnesses have testified about discoveries made at the crime scene before it was officially declared so by authorities.

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🔮 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.

2026-10-29 · mixed framing · Listen to accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon's bizarre call to police helpline claiming he had schizophrenia - before quickly backtracking: 'Can we start again?'

🔮 Stay calm and call me tomorrow and we will figure it all out.'

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · 'Head was protruding out': Read accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon's handwritten statement about how he allegedly hid the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

🔮 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.

2026-10-26 · mixed framing · 'I can get a gun for 10 grand': Secretly recorded jail call played to Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial

🔮 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.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · How Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly used his friend to work out if a surfboard 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.

2026-10-23 · mixed framing · Inside Beau Lamarre-Condon's final texts with companion who accompanied him to farm where he allegedly dumped bodies: Taylor Swift, Europe... and going for a 'drive'

🔮 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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🔮 She told the court: 'Even if it was just a sexual nature, they were spending time together, and that might lead to the relationship he was seeking.' In November, Lamarre-Condon allegedly told Ms Schagan that he had gone through Baird's phone, deleted messages from a man who Baird appeared to be sleeping with, and blocked his number.

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🔮 The friend also told the court that she used to fly to Sydney from her home in Western Australia about twice a year to find celebrities, and would meet up with Lamarre-Condon each time.

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🔮 On April 5, 2023, he texted her screenshots from his conversation with Baird ahead of a dinner date he was excited about, where he and Baird appeared to discuss who would cook.

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🔮 During the hearing on Wednesday, Senior Sergeant Christine Abela cried as she told the court that she could smell the bodies as soon as she got out of the car, and the smell became much stronger as she moved closer to the fence.

2026-10-09 · mixed framing · How Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly hid Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' bodies in bushland heaped under rocks and foliage

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is facing a jury trial over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and his new partner Luke Davies inside a Sydney terrace. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the alleged incident in Paddington in February 2024. asserted

Condon → see → February

He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated break and enter over an alleged incident in August the previous year. asserted

He → plead → August

Prosecutors will allege Lamarre-Condon used his service firearm to shoot his ex-boyfriend Baird, a Channel Ten television presenter, and Baird's Qantas flight attendant partner Davies. asserted

Condon → allege → boyfriend

Their bodies were found in surf bags in a rural area in Bungonia, about 200km south-west of Sydney, the following week. asserted

bodies → find → Sydney

The NSW Supreme Court will hear from dozens of witnesses over about three months. asserted

Court → hear → months

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