Sydney Officer Admits Friend Is Involved in Double Murder Case

Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend during a prison visit that he fully accepts responsibility for the other man's involvement in a double murder trial. The admission was captured on a covert recording played to a New South Wales Supreme Court jury on Monday.

Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his service weapon in Baird's Paddington home on February 19, 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.

The friend, whose name is not disclosed, testified on Friday that Lamarre-Condon confessed to the killings during a previous meeting. According to the testimony, Lamarre-Condon described the event as an "out-of-body experience" before trying to dismiss the story as a joke.

On Monday, the court heard audio from a later prison visit arranged by police. At the start of the conversation, Lamarre-Condon asked his visitor to turn around to prove he was not wearing a wire. The friend responded, "You're so paranoid. Calm down."

During the recording, the friend stated, "You put me in a scenario that's very difficult for me." Lamarre-Condon replied, "I fully take accountability that you're involved because of me now."

The two men argued about the friend's police statement. Lamarre-Condon accused the visitor of lying about "so much shit." He disputed the claim that he shot Davies to eliminate a witness, insisting he acted in self-defense. The friend retorted, "Don't you dare switch up."

Lamarre-Condon argued that his entry into the terrace was not a break and enter because Baird had given him a key. He admitted the entry was trespass but said it was normal to return to a former partner's home for belongings. He claimed he did not knock to avoid an apprehended violence order but called out hello when he entered.

In the audio, Lamarre-Condon told his friend, "If I had planned to do this mate, I'd be cool, calm, collected." He said he would have had cleaning supplies ready and would not have used a police firearm. He added, "I can get [another gun] for $10,000, I could have done all these things."

The officer also discussed taking his friend to Royal National Park in early 2024 to test the loudness of his gunshots. He said he was planning to return to the park to take his own life due to suicidality from work trauma. The friend can be heard threatening to leave the conversation multiple times, saying, "What you're telling me mightn't be the truth."

The trial is presided over by Justice Natalie Adams and continues.