{
  "id": 15553545,
  "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon told cop friend ‘I love you’ and ‘not everything in the news is true’ after arrest, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/beau-lamarre-condon-told-cop-friend-i-love-you-and-not-everything-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:36:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/beau-lamarre-condon-told-cop-friend-i-love-you-and-not-everything-in-the-news-is-true-after-arrest-court-told-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon reportedly expressed his love for a former flame and warned her that not everything in the news is true, just days before allegedly murdering a Sydney couple, a court heard. Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird's Paddington home on February 19, 2024. The defense claims the murders were accidental struggles where Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defense.",
  "summary": "Accused asks fellow police officer how law enforcement would respond to reports of gunshots days before alleged murders, court hears Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told a friend “I love you’” and “not everything in the news is true” a month after he was arrested over a double murder, a court has heard. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon told officer friend ‘I love you’ and ‘not everything in the news is true’ after arrest, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/beau-lamarre-condon-told-officer-friend-i-love-you-and-not-everything",
        "published": "2026-10-19T03:36:11.000Z"
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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."
}