{
  "id": 16011601,
  "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon visits McDonald’s drive-thru in van allegedly used to dispose of bodies, in CCTV shown to jury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/beau-lamarre-condon-visits-mcdonalds-drive-thru-in-van-allegedly-used",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T07:07:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-mcdonalds-cctv-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CCTV footage has revealed that 31-year-old police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon visited a McDonald's drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of two bodies, while the court is hearing allegations that he fatally shot Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon is accused of the murders, which occurred on February 19, 2024, and has pleaded not guilty. The footage, released by the court, shows Lamarre-Condon ordering food from the McDonald's drive-thru, moving to a second window to collect a paper bag and a drink. This latest footage, among others, has been shown to the jury in the ongoing five-week murder trial.",
  "summary": "CCTV footage shows the police officer buying fast food, attending hospital, and visiting three separate Bunnings stores in the days after the alleged murder Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Beau Lamarre-Condon ordered food from a McDonald’s drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of two bodies, footage released by the court has shown. Lamarre-Condon, 31, is…",
  "key_points": [
    "Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon filmed at McDonald's in disposal van.",
    "Two bodies allegedly disposed of in the same van.",
    "Lamarre-Condon accused of February 19, 2024 murders."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The introduction of surveillance footage into the trial provides the jury with new visual evidence regarding the movements of the accused during the period surrounding the alleged murders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}