Beau Lamarre-Condon tells double murder trial shooting of Jesse Baird wasn’t intentional but ‘it was my fault’
Summary
Beau Lamarre-Condon told a New South Wales Supreme Court jury that shooting Jesse Baird was not intentional, while saying he was responsible and “guilty of manslaughter.” He has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges and aggravated break and enter over the deaths of Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in February 2024.Key Facts
- Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, is accused of shooting Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
- He told the court he fired at Baird after Baird allegedly lunged at him, and said he believed he was at risk of being stabbed.
- Lamarre-Condon said he entered the home wearing a motorcycle helmet and clothing that he thought would make him look like a delivery rider.
- He testified that he went to Baird’s home to retrieve belongings, including a surfboard, clothes and a Cartier ring.
- He said he had signed out his firearm for a shift three days before the alleged killings and had permission to do so.
- He told the jury that he had previously fired his gun at a tree in the Royal National Park while considering suicide.
- Baird’s mother left the courtroom as Lamarre-Condon described the shooting.
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