{
  "id": 15831832,
  "title": "Lamarre-Condon told friend 'I don't want to involve you', jury told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lamarre-condon-told-friend-i-dont-want-to-involve-you-jury-told",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T01:47:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/beau-lamarre-condon-deaths-friend-farm-van-cctv/107290748"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A former friend of ex-police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon testified during his murder trial that the accused had told her \"I don't want to involve you\" during a white van drive to a farm south of Sydney. The witness, identified as Elizabeth Kennedy, alleged that Lamarre-Condon was up to no good and wanted to keep her in the dark about their destination. Upon arrival at the rural Bungonia property, Kennedy said Lamarre-Condon removed a padlock using an angle grinder and asked her to cover the vehicle's number plates with garbage bags. She waited at the gate for about 30 minutes, feeling frightened and panicking after the accused returned, promising to take her home later. The bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were eventually discovered eight days later near a monastery in Bungonia, about 15 minutes away from the farm.",
  "summary": "A former friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a Supreme Court jury about their trip to a farm south of Sydney following the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.",
  "key_points": [
    "Beau Lamarre-Condon told friend \"I don't want to involve you\"",
    "Friend, Elizabeth Kennedy, testified in murder trial",
    "Bodies of victims found eight days later near monastery"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The witness testimony suggests the accused actively manipulated those around him to conceal his movements and shield his companions from direct involvement in his criminal actions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly played Taylor Swift’s No Body, No Crime during body disposal, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/beau-lamarre-condon-allegedly-played-taylor-swifts-no-body-no-crime",
        "published": "2026-10-21T04:15:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}