Beau Lamarre-Condon bought sim card under pseudonym a month before alleged murders, trial hears

Beau Lamarre-Condon is answering questions in a double murder trial. He is accused of killing his former partner, Jesse Baird, and his new boyfriend, Luke Davies, in February 2024. The former police officer denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court.

Lamarre-Condon was asked about his thoughts on murdering Baird during a coffee date in early January 2024. He denies ever considering murder, stating that they were only discussing a coffee date in either Balmain or Paddington.

When questioned about being in Baird's suburb in a hired car, Lamarre-Condon denies being there on that day. He mentions calling a man whose family farm the bodies were taken to, saying he called him to reconnect after mistakenly blocking him on Instagram.

The accused denies pretending to be someone else when contacting the man via Signal, a secure messaging app. He claims his second phone, used for encrypted communication, was not near Baird at any time.

Lamarre-Condon also denies taking any bullets from a police training day or Miranda Police Station, insisting he saw the bullets during a conversation about suicide. He further denies raising concerns about a junior constable stealing these non-operational rounds, saying he cannot recall the specific conversation.

The Crown prosecutor, Brett Hatfield, questions Lamarre-Condon about his inquiries into Cellbrite technology in January 2023. The accused states he was working towards a senior position in the police force, which would involve tracking drug dealers' phones, and was specifically interested in Snapchat data due to parents' concerns about their children's online activities.