Ex-police officer calls friend to deny murder reports

Summarised from 2 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 19 Oct, 04:31 · Archive

A former police officer accused of murdering a Sydney couple called a friend to say 'not everything in the news is true'.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of murdering Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, at Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty and is arguing the two men died in separate violent struggles. He allegedly entered the house armed with his police pistol and disguised as a food delivery rider. After disposing of the bodies over several days, he handed himself to police on 23 February and was charged shortly afterwards.

About a month later, on 28 March, Lamarre-Condon called Senior Constable Dana Schagen using a phone registered to his friend Jodie Parker in Queensland. When Schagen answered after 9pm, Lamarre-Condon said 'I just wanted to tell you I love you' and 'not everything in the news is true, it will all come out in court'. Schagen responded 'you killed two people, why do you think I would ever want to speak to you again?' before hanging up.

Schagen, who testified at Lamarre-Condon's NSW Supreme Court trial on Monday, said she had been close friends with the accused before his arrest. She told her superior officer about the call and made a formal statement. The jury also heard that before his arrest, on 14 February, Lamarre-Condon had allegedly asked Schagen whether police would still respond to reports of gunshots if another officer called to say they were just fireworks.

How it is being reported

• 'I love you': killer cop rang friend month after arrestMore than a month after handing himself in to police, accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon rang a friend to plead for the benefit of the doubt.Perth Now · 19 Oct, 04:19
• 'I love you': killer cop rang friend month after arrestMore than a month after handing himself in to police, accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon rang a friend to plead for the benefit of the doubt.The West Australian · 19 Oct, 04:19
• ‘Not everything in the news is true’: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s call after alleged murdersA former police officer’s phone call to a friend after he was arrested over allegations he murdered a Sydney couple has been revealed.The West Australian · 19 Oct, 03:36
• ‘Not everything in the news is true’: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s call after alleged murdersA former police officer’s phone call to a friend after he was arrested over allegations he murdered a Sydney couple has been revealed.Perth Now · 19 Oct, 03:35
• ‘Not everything in the news is true’: Beau Lamarre-Condon’s call after alleged murdersA former police officer’s phone call to a friend after he was arrested over allegations he murdered a Sydney couple has been revealed in court.The West Australian · 19 Oct, 03:35

In this story: Beau Lamarre-Condon · Jesse Baird · Luke Davies · Dana Schagen · NSW Supreme Court · Sydney

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