{
  "id": 19860175,
  "title": "‘Murder plain and simple’ or manslaughter? Lamarre-Condon’s court grilling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/murder-plain-and-simple-or-manslaughter-lamarre-condons-court-grilling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T20:10:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/beau-lamarre-condon-murder-trial-cross-examination/107384268"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For five days, former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon faced intense cross-examination in the NSW Supreme Court, where he was accused of murdering TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies on February 19, 2024. Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of entering a Sydney share home disguised as an Uber Eats delivery rider, shooting Baird twice and Davies once through a door. The Crown prosecutor suggested Lamarre-Condon's actions were not consistent with self-defense and questioned whether he was driven by obsession with Baird. Lamarre-Condon denied the claims, maintaining that the deaths were the result of separate struggles. The trial also heard about Lamarre-Condon's attempts to ward off romantic rivals, including posting a deceptive Instagram story and lying to Baird about his relationship status. The prosecutor accused Lamarre-Condon of being \"so desperate\" to get Baird back that he was prepared to do anything, even murder. The defense barrister will have the chance to re-examine his client later on Monday.",
  "summary": "The cross-examination of Beau Lamarre-Condon concludes with the alleged killer accusing the prosecution of trying to \"mislead\" him.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}