Covert recording of prison meeting between Beau Lamarre-Condon and friend played to double murder trial
Summary
A Sydney court heard a covert recording of accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon speaking with a friend during a prison visit. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to charges over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, and his trial continues.Key Facts
- Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon on 19 February 2024.
- He has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges and aggravated break and enter.
- The friend, whose identity is suppressed, recorded a prison conversation on behalf of police in December last year.
- In the recording, Lamarre-Condon apologised and said he took accountability for involving his friend.
- Lamarre-Condon disputed parts of his friend’s police statement, including the claim that Davies was killed to eliminate a witness.
- He said Baird had previously had a key cut for him and claimed he entered the home to retrieve belongings.
- Lamarre-Condon told his friend that before the killings he had tested his gun in the Royal National Park because he planned to return there to take his own life.
- The trial is before Justice Natalie Adams in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
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