Ex-boyfriend of alleged killer “petrified” before death

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The Supreme Court heard testimony that Jesse Baird expressed fear for his life from his ex-boyfriend Beau Lamarre-Condon prior to Lamarre-Condon's alleged murder of Baird and his current boyfriend, Luke Davies, in Paddington in 2024.

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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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Ex-boyfriend of alleged killer “petrified” before death

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