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Moment Beau Lamarre-Condon is seen opening his gun locker before shooting deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

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Footage released by a Sydney court shows Beau Lamarre-Condon, age 31, opening his gun locker at Balmain Police Station on February 16 and 18, 2024. The video is part of the evidence in a criminal trial where Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder for killing Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, at a Paddington terrace on February 19, 2024. Prosecutors allege that Lamarre-Condon did not return his police-issued firearm after his shift on February 18 and used it to commit the murders the next day.

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Footage from a Sydney police station shows Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, opening his gun locker on February 16 and 18, 2024. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder for the deaths of his ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird (26) and Baird's new partner Luke Davies (29), who were killed on February 19, 2024, at a Paddington terrace. Prosecutors claim that Lamarre-Condon did not return his police-issued firearm after his shift on the 18th and used it to commit these murders. Additionally, he faces one count of aggravated break and enter for allegedly stealing Baird's phone and wallet in August 2023. His trial is currently being heard over a period of 60 days at the NSW Supreme Court.

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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.

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🔮 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.

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🔮 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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🔮 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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🔮 Ms Harvell told the court Lamarre-Condon would provide constant updates on the status of their on-off relationship, which involved requests for advice over menial interactions.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Footage shows Beau Lamarre-Condon opening his gun locker at a Sydney police station the day before he allegedly fatally shot Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. uncertain

he → see → Baird

Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the deaths of his ex-boyfriend Baird, 26, and Baird's new partner Davies, 29, at a Paddington terrace on February 19, 2024. asserted

Condon → plead → February

He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird's share-house and stole his phone and wallet in August the previous year. uncertain

he → plead → August

His criminal trial is being heard in the NSW Supreme Court over 60 days. asserted

trial → hear → days

The footage, released by the court over the weekend, shows Lamarre-Condon inside Balmain Police Station before and after shifts on February 16 and 18, 2024. asserted

footage → release → February

Prosecutors allege he did not return his police-issued firearm after his shift on February 18, and instead used it to kill Baird and Davies the following morning. asserted

he → allege → Baird

Moment Beau Lamarre-Condon is seen opening his gun locker before shooting deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

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