Jesse Baird ‘petrified’ of Beau Lamarre-Condon and kept repeating ‘he has a gun’, court hears

In the ongoing trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon for the murder of Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies, a jury has heard evidence of the latter's concerns about Lamarre-Condon's access to a gun. The 31-year-old former police officer is accused of shooting Baird and Davies in February 2024 at Baird's Paddington home after allegedly stalking Baird.

Baird's previous partner, Corey Dean Thorpe, testified that Baird confided in him about Lamarre-Condon's obsessive and jealous behaviour, including posting photos and videos of Baird on Instagram to make it appear as though they were in a relationship. Thorpe also described how Baird was terrified of reporting incidents to the police, fearing false allegations that could impact his career.

The court heard that Baird had discovered Lamarre-Condon accessing his phone and deleting contacts, which led to the latter stalking him. Defence counsel has indicated that Lamarre-Condon will argue self-defence in the case, while the Crown contends he wore a helmet and dressed as an Uber Eats delivery driver to evade witnesses while executing the murders.