‘Trying to get back into a positive mindset’: court hears voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent day after alleged murders
Summary
A jury in a New South Wales Supreme Court trial heard voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent in February 2024 to a man he had met on a dating app. Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies; he has pleaded not guilty and says through his defence that the men were shot accidentally during struggles in which he acted in self-defence.Key Facts
- Lamarre-Condon, 31, is charged with two counts of murder and aggravated break and enter.
- Prosecutors allege he fatally shot Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
- A man who had casually dated Lamarre-Condon told the court they were not in a formal relationship.
- In a voice note sent on 20 February, Lamarre-Condon said he had been sick, had surgery planned and was trying to get into a positive mindset.
- Lamarre-Condon told the man he planned to cancel a boat party and said his plans depended on the surgery’s result.
- In a voice note sent around midnight on 21 February, Lamarre-Condon said he had shut down his social media to take a mental break.
- The jury had previously heard that Lamarre-Condon underwent minor surgery at St Vincent’s hospital on 21 February.
- The defence says the shootings happened accidentally during separate struggles and that Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defence.
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