Beau Lamarre-Condon sized up surfboard bag against friend before allegedly murdering Sydney couple, court told
Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies before concealing bodies in bags purchased from sports store Beau Lamarre-Condon was seen sizing up a surfboard bag used to dispose of a victim days before the police officer murdered two men, prosectors have alleged in a Sydney court, where chilling CCTV footage was shown to the jury. Lamarre-Condon has…
Former NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, according to prosecutors in Sydney court. The 31-year-old is accused of fatally shooting the pair with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. CCTV footage from the scene was shown to the jury, revealing Lamarre-Condon sizing up a surfboard bag at a Decathlon store on 17 February, which prosecutors allege was used to conceal the victims' bodies.
The footage shows Lamarre-Condon and a friend entering the sports store, where he picks out a surfboard bag that fits his friend's height. The bag was purchased using $90 in cash and returned to the store two days later to conceal Davies’ body. The defence team claims Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defence, disguising himself as an Uber Eats driver and entering Baird’s home on the day of the shootings.
The prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon had an obsession with Baird, which escalated into planning his murder earlier in 2024. The trial is ongoing before justice Natalie Adams.
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