{
  "id": 9459552,
  "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon sized up surfboard bag against friend before allegedly murdering Sydney couple, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/beau-lamarre-condon-sized-up-surfboard-bag-against-friend-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:33:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/24/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-surfboard-bag-double-murder-jesse-baird-luke-davies-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, according to prosecutors in a Sydney court. CCTV footage showed Lamarre-Condon sizing up a surfboard bag at a Decathlon store days before the alleged murders, with the bag clearing his friend's head by a few centimeters. The prosecution alleged that Lamarre-Condon asked his friend if he would fit in the bag. Two days later, the police officer allegedly shot the two men and placed Baird in the bag purchased from the Westfield shopping center. The defence team claims the police officer acted in self-defense after disguising himself as an Uber Eats driver. The trial continues before justice Natalie Adams.",
  "summary": "Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies before concealing bodies in bags purchased from sports store Beau Lamarre-Condon was seen sizing up a surfboard bag used to dispose of a victim days before the police officer murdered two men, prosectors have alleged in a Sydney court, where chilling CCTV footage was shown to the jury. Lamarre-Condon has…",
  "key_points": [
    "Beau Lamarre-Condon pleaded not guilty to Sydney murders.",
    "CCTV showed him sizing up surfboard bag at Decathlon.",
    "Friend asked if bag would fit him before alleged murders."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The prosecution's revelation that Beau Lamarre-Condon measured a surfboard bag against his friend days before the alleged murders suggests a premeditated plan, undermining the defence's self-defence claim.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Beau Lamarre-Condon sized up surfboard bag against friend before allegedly murdering Sydney couple, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/beau-lamarre-condon-sized-up-surfboard-bag-against-friend-before-9460656",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:33:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}