Ex-cop stands trial for double murder in Sydney home shooting
Former NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, faces trial for allegedly shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer, went on trial this week. He is accused of shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29.
This happened in a Paddington home on February 19, 2024. CCTV footage shows Lamarre-Condon dressed as an Uber Eats rider.
He waited outside until other residents left. Then he entered the home with his police gun.
Three gunshots rang out in just under a minute. The Crown argues he planned to kill Baird, an ex-partner.
Prosecutors say he killed Davies so there would be no witnesses. Lamarre-Condon's defence says he went to get his belongings.
He says Baird confronted him with a knife. The gun went off during their struggle.
Both sides agree Lamarre-Condon then spent days cleaning the home and moving the bodies to a regional property. The trial is expected to last 12 weeks.
- February 19, 2024
- Date of shooting
- Jesse Baird, 26; Luke Davies, 29
- Victims' ages
- Bungonia, 200 kilometres southwest
- Bodies moved to
- Expected to last 12 weeks
- Trial duration
Why it mattersThe case will test how courts handle difficult evidence in domestic violence murders. The key question is whether this was planned or an accident.
AustraliaThis is a major Australian trial receiving intense media attention; the outcome will likely set precedent for similar premeditated murder prosecutions in NSW.
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