Ex-cop on trial for murder tells friend he acted in self-defence

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 02:31 · Archive

A former Australian police officer charged with murdering two men insists to a friend in a prison recording that he killed in self-defence, not as planned.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of ex-partner Jesse Baird and his new boyfriend, Luke Davies. The men's bodies were found at a rural property inside surfboard bags. Lamarre-Condon claims he killed them in self-defence after entering their Sydney terrace to retrieve his belongings.

In a prison recording from December 2025, played to a NSW Supreme Court jury as his trial resumed on Monday, Lamarre-Condon told a friend he did not plan to kill anyone. He said if he had, he would have arrived with cleaning equipment, a stolen van and a gun purchased for £10,000 from a youth gang. Instead, he disguised himself as an Uber Eats driver, wearing a helmet and hi-vis vest, claiming he did not knock on the door because he feared an apprehended violence order.

Lamarre-Condon told his friend that evidence would support his self-defence account. He also said he was experiencing mental health difficulties from his police work, having seen dead bodies and witnessed child abuse material, and alleged he was bullied by a homophobic sergeant.

How it is being reported

• 'Use your brain': cop tells friend he's not a murdererA police officer charged with murder told a friend he would have stolen a van and bought a gun from a youth gang if he actually planned on killing two people.The West Australian · 26 Oct, 02:07
• 'Use your brain': cop tells friend he's not a murdererA police officer charged with murder told a friend he would have stolen a van and bought a gun from a youth gang if he actually planned on killing two people.Perth Now · 26 Oct, 02:07

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

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