Former police officer’s prison call aired at NSW murder trial

The NSW Supreme Court heard a prison-recorded conversation between former senior constable Beau Lamarre-Condon and an unnamed friend as the trial for the February 2024 murders of ex-partner Jesse Baird and his new boyfriend Luke Davies continued on Monday. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty and told the friend he entered the victims’ Sydney terrace to retrieve personal belongings, including a surfboard, and that he did not intend to commit murder.

In the recording, he said, “I’m going to get my shit back… I’m not there to do anything wrong,” and later added that if he had planned a killing he would have brought cleaning equipment, a stolen van and a gun purchased for $10,000 from a youth gang. He described disguising himself as an Uber Eats driver, wearing a helmet and a hi-vis vest, to avoid an apprehended violence order.

Lamarre-Condon also spoke about mental-health struggles linked to his police work, citing exposure to dead bodies and child-abuse material, and claimed he was bullied by a homophobic sergeant. He said he had considered suicide in Bali and a Sydney national park, adding, “If I was going to take my life, I didn’t want anyone to find me.”

According to the friend, Lamarre-Condon confessed on the day of the killings, saying, “I’ve done something … I’ve killed people,” and described the killings with a firearm gesture and the words “Pew pew,” claiming he shot one victim through the head and the other through a door. The Crown alleges the murders were carried out “execution-style” and motivated by jealousy. The trial is ongoing.

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