Beau Lamarre-Condon denies being ‘obsessed’ with Jesse Baird as evidence to double murder trial continues
Summary
Beau Lamarre-Condon denied in court that he was obsessed with Jesse Baird, saying he was “smitten” with him and liked him for who he was. The former police officer is on trial in Sydney, pleading not guilty to the murders of Baird and Luke Davies and to aggravated break and enter.Key Facts
- Prosecutors accuse Lamarre-Condon of shooting Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
- Lamarre-Condon testified that he and Baird had sexual encounters in October and November 2022 before beginning romantic dates in December.
- He said he did not agree that he was obsessed with Baird, but described himself as “smitten.”
- Lamarre-Condon said he sometimes felt insecure when Baird did not reply to his messages promptly.
- He told the court he used Baird’s phone during a cabin holiday to unfollow two or three people and see whether Baird was messaging other men romantically.
- During questioning about messages with a friend, Lamarre-Condon told the prosecutor he thought he was being misled; the judge directed him to answer the question.
- The trial is continuing in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
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