{
  "id": 11101864,
  "title": "Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/jesse-bairds-housemate-did-not-know-surfboard-bags-contained-bodies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:52:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/01/beau-lamarre-condon-murder-trial-jesse-baird-housemate-sufboard-bags-photo-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jesse Baird's housemate appeared before a court, recounting that she saw the surfboard bags emitting red liquid on the night of their alleged murders in February 2024. Believing this liquid to be rusted water from the outdoor furniture, she took a photograph of the scene and sent it to another housemate, whom she did not know had witnessed the bodies of Baird and his partner, Luke Davies. The court heard that relations between Baird and his housemates deteriorated earlier in 2024, prompting Baird to agree to leave the shared living space by February 20. However, upon returning to the house the next morning, his housemate noticed his belongings were still present and expressed concern by messaging their other housemate, asking for confirmation that Baird had left the house. Days later, the surfboards were cleared from the bags, and the red liquid had disappeared. The bodies of Baird and Davies were discovered five days later in surfboard bags on the outskirts of a rural monastery in Bungonia. As the trial proceeded, the defense argued that Baird and Davies were killed in self-defense following altercations with the homeowner's police service weapon.",
  "summary": "Housemate tells court she saw the bags oozing red liquid she assumed was furniture rust Jesse Baird’s housemate didn’t know she was looking at bags with Baird and his partner’s dead bodies, when she took a photo of oozing surfboard covers the night of their alleged murders, a court has heard. Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Baird and Luke Davies with his police…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/jesse-bairds-housemate-did-not-know-surfboard-bags-contained-bodies-11106311",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:52:35.000Z"
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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."
}