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Beau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hears

Beau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hears

Summary

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a New South Wales court he threw Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after Baird and Luke Davies were allegedly killed. He pleaded not guilty to two murder charges and aggravated break and enter; the trial continues.

Key Facts

  • Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s Sydney home on 19 February 2024.
  • He testified that he threw Baird’s phone off Tom Uglys Bridge in southern Sydney.
  • When asked whether he did so to destroy evidence that might incriminate him, Lamarre-Condon replied, “Essentially, yes.”
  • He said he had considered sending the phone to a friend in Western Australia to dispose of it in water, but did not mail it.
  • The prosecutor questioned Lamarre-Condon about whether he deleted messages and photos involving Baird after his arrest.
  • Lamarre-Condon denied believing that he had deleted those messages.
  • The trial is being heard in the New South Wales Supreme Court before Justice Natalie Adams.
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