{
  "id": 18227930,
  "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-live-updates-accused-double-murderer-gives-18227930",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:12:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/nov/05/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-former-police-accused-murder-case-jesse-baird-luke-davies-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is currently testifying in his double murder trial at the NSW Supreme Court. He is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Baird's Paddington home on February 19, 2024. The trial is being heard by a 15-person jury.\n\nDuring cross-examination, Lamarre-Condon was asked about confronting situations he has encountered while working as a police officer. He responded that he could remember 12 to 15 incidents graphically, including seeing people jump in front of trains and multiple hangings.\n\nLamarre-Condon also described his relationship with Johnson Baird, stating that they were friends with a sexual relationship from October to November 2022, and began going on romantic dates in December 2022. He said that Baird was very outgoing and shared similar interests, such as going to the movies, eating dinner, and doing sporting activities together.\n\nWhen asked about a co-worker who had shot himself in the head at work, Lamarre-Condon said he responded to the incident by saying \"How are you?\" and the co-worker replied that he was good. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary about the co-worker's behavior, according to Lamarre-Condon.\n\nLamarre-Condon has also accused his former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was an openly gay police officer. He told the court that his supervisor would say things like, \"I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne,\" and during a domestic violence response, allegedly said, \"Let's go get these fucking faggots.\"",
  "summary": "The 31-year-old former police officer is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in 2024 Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Lamarre-Condon describes relationship to Jesse Baird The police officer is responding to questions about the beginning of…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Beau Lamarre-Condon gives evidence in double murder trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/live-beau-lamarre-condon-gives-evidence-in-double-murder-trial",
        "published": "2026-11-05T01:53:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Alleged double murderer, former NSW Police officer gives evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-live-updates-alleged-double-murderer-former",
        "published": "2026-11-05T01:54:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Alleged double murderer, former NSW Police officer gives evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-live-updates-alleged-double-murderer-former-18224739",
        "published": "2026-11-05T01:54:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}