{
  "id": 9460656,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:33:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "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 Sydney court. The 31-year-old is accused of fatally shooting the pair with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. CCTV footage from the scene was shown to the jury, revealing Lamarre-Condon sizing up a surfboard bag at a Decathlon store on 17 February, which prosecutors allege was used to conceal the victims' bodies. The footage shows Lamarre-Condon and a friend entering the sports store, where he picks out a surfboard bag that fits his friend's height. The bag was purchased using $90 in cash and returned to the store two days later to conceal Davies’ body. The defence team claims Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defence, disguising himself as an Uber Eats driver and entering Baird’s home on the day of the shootings. The prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon had an obsession with Baird, which escalated into planning his murder earlier in 2024. The trial is ongoing before justice Natalie Adams.",
  "summary": "Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29. Prosecutors allege he fatally shot the Sydney couple with his police service weapon at Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024.\n\nAccording to prosecutors, Lamarre-Condon was seen sizing up a surfboard bag in a sports store, Decathlon, on 17 February, days before the alleged murders. CCTV footage shown in court shows Lamarre-Condon and a friend entering the store, walking to the surfboard bag section, and Lamarre-Condon measuring a bag against his friend's height.\n\nLamarre-Condon has also been charged with two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. His trial is continuing in the NSW supreme court.",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:33:45.000Z"
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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."
}