Beau Lamarre-Condon denies making fake Grindr account for Jesse Baird, double murder trial hears

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has denied allegations that he created a fake dating app profile using the name of his ex-partner, Jesse Baird, according to testimony in the NSW supreme court. The accused is currently on trial for the double murder of Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, which allegedly took place at Baird's Sydney home on February 19, 2024.

Lamarre-Condon, who is accused of shooting the victims with his police service weapon, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. During the cross-examination by crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, Lamarre-Condon stated that he had attempted to create a fake account for a man he believed was seeing Baird, but he did not operate the account as the man himself.

He claimed that the purpose of this attempt was to determine whether the email address he used was active or not. When asked if he had created the email address himself, Lamarre-Condon could not confirm the information as it had been reported on social media. The trial, presided over by Justice Natalie Adams, continues.