‘Hey hun’: police colleague messaged Beau Lamarre-Condon on Instagram after alleged murders, court hears
Summary
A New South Wales Supreme Court jury heard evidence that police tried for four days to contact Beau Lamarre-Condon after the alleged killings of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon, who has pleaded not guilty to both murders, told an officer he was not avoiding police and said he would come in the next day.Key Facts
- Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering his former partner Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on 19 February 2024.
- A police colleague messaged him on Instagram on 21 February, asking him to contact a crime manager; the message remained unread.
- Police were unable to reach Lamarre-Condon for four days before he turned himself in, according to evidence heard in court.
- In a 22 February phone call, Lamarre-Condon said he was not avoiding police and would come in the next day.
- He later led officers to a rural property where the bodies were found in surfboard bags, the court heard.
- A friend testified that Lamarre-Condon came to her home crying three days after the alleged murders and said he had “done something bad.”
- The prosecution alleges the killings were planned; Lamarre-Condon says he acted in self-defence while retrieving his belongings.
- The trial is continuing before Justice Natalie Adams in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
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