{
  "id": 12528973,
  "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon didn’t talk about Jesse Baird to friend in lead-up to alleged murders, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/beau-lamarre-condon-didnt-talk-about-jesse-baird-to-friend-in-lead-up-12528973",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:45:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/07/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-friend-nicole-harvell-no-mention-jesse-baird-before-alleged-murders-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beau Lamarre-Condon, a 31-year-old NSW police officer, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his ex-partner Jesse Baird and Baird's new boyfriend Luke Davies in a Sydney terrace in February 2024.\n\nLamarre-Condon allegedly had an obsession with his ex-partner, but according to The Guardian, he never spoke about Jesse Baird to a close friend in the three months leading up to the alleged murders.\n\nThe case is ongoing, with Lamarre-Condon maintaining his not guilty plea.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Evidence and testimony in week two of Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial – video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/evidence-and-testimony-in-week-two-of-beau-lamarre-condons-trial-video",
        "published": "2026-10-06T22:59:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The white van and the angle grinder: What Lamarre-Condon’s friend told police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-white-van-and-the-angle-grinder-what-lamarre-condons-friend-told-12535304",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:09:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The white van and the angle grinder: What Lamarre-Condon’s friend told police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-white-van-and-the-angle-grinder-what-lamarre-condons-friend-told",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:09:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}