{
  "id": 10855410,
  "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: crime scene photos paint harrowing picture of alleged murder victims’ final moments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-crime-scene-photos-paint-harrowing-picture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T04:16:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/30/crime-scene-photos-released-in-beau-lamarre-condon-double-murder-trial-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who allegedly died in February 2024. The trial, held in early 2024, featured crime scene photos that painted a vivid picture of the alleged victims' final moments. Police found a bullet bent out of shape and a hole in a door, suggesting the gun had been fired directly into the door without any barrier. Bloodied belongings of the victims were found in a skip bin at the Cronulla Bowls Club, including a white t-shirt, jewellery, a bed sheet, and bloodstained AFL goal umpire flags, caps, and shorts. A bloodied shoe print on a hoodie matched prints found near a monastery where the victims' bodies were discovered. Defense lawyer John Stratton SC claimed the shootings were in self-defense, but the prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon panicked and cleaned up immediately after the murders. The trial is ongoing.",
  "summary": "Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 Warning: graphic content Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: graphic content A hole in a door and a bullet bent out of shape: crime scene photos shown to a jury paint a harrowing picture of Jesse Baird and Luke…",
  "key_points": [
    "Crime scene photos depicted victims' final moments, showing bullet fired directly into door.",
    "Bloodied belongings and shoe print linked victims to alleged crime scene."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The crime scene photos presented in the trial strengthen the prosecution's case that Beau Lamarre-Condon acted with premeditation and intent, contradicting the defense's claim of self-defense.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The bullet hole and the cartridge case: Images of alleged Lamarre-Condon crime scene revealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/the-bullet-hole-and-the-cartridge-case-images-of-alleged-lamarre",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:45:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The bullet hole and the cartridge case: Images of alleged Lamarre-Condon crime scene revealed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/the-bullet-hole-and-the-cartridge-case-images-of-alleged-lamarre-10831376",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:45:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: crime scene photos paint harrowing picture of alleged murder victims’ final moments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-crime-scene-photos-paint-harrowing-picture-10859263",
        "published": "2026-09-30T04:16:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Police photos taken at key locations shown at Lamarre-Condon trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/police-photos-taken-at-key-locations-shown-at-lamarre-condon-trial",
        "published": "2026-09-30T04:32:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}