Former officer denies murder of couple in Paddington home

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 03:54 · Archive

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is on trial for the February 2024 deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is on trial in the NSW Supreme Court for the murder of journalist Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024. The former police officer is arguing self-defence.

The couple's bodies were discovered eight days later along the fence line of a Greek monastery in Bungonia. Items found near the remains included a high-vis jacket, motorcycle helmet, house keys and a car rental card bearing Lamarre-Condon's name. A high-vis jacket and motorcycle helmet were also shown in CCTV footage of Lamarre-Condon on Baird's street on the morning of the alleged murders.

Forensic evidence presented to the jury showed bloodstains on the high-vis jacket returned positive results for the DNA of Davies, while Lamarre-Condon's DNA was found on the jacket and inside the motorcycle helmet. Bloodstains on a pair of Adidas shoes returned positive results for DNA of both Baird and Davies.

Lamarre-Condon's barrister told the jury his client disguised himself as a delivery person because he expected no one to be home and wished to collect his belongings 'without having to go through the embarrassment of having a further meeting with Jesse'.

How it is being reported

• Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: Images of items discovered near bodies of allegedly murdered couple releasedPictures of a series of items found near the bodies of a Sydney couple allegedly murdered by a former police officer have been released.Perth Now · 12 Oct, 03:23
• Helmet, bloodied jacket found near bodies of couple Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly murderedPictures of a series of items found near the bodies of a Sydney couple allegedly murdered by a former police officer have been released.The West Australian · 12 Oct, 03:23

In this story: Beau Lamarre-Condon · Jesse Baird · Luke Davies · Paddington · Bungonia · NSW Supreme Court

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