Beau Lamarre-Condon tells jury he wanted to report deaths but friend encouraged him to dispose of bodies
Summary
Beau Lamarre-Condon told his double murder trial that he wanted to go to police after the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, but alleged his friend Elizabeth Kennedy urged him to dispose of their bodies. Kennedy has denied knowing about the deaths or helping him. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murder and aggravated break-and-enter charges.Key Facts
- Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
- His legal team says the men were shot accidentally and that Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defence.
- In a statement read to the court, Lamarre-Condon alleged that Kennedy told him police would not believe him and that they had to get rid of the bodies.
- He alleged that Kennedy helped carry the bodies and poured concrete into bags at a farm in Bungonia.
- Lamarre-Condon said he initially withheld Kennedy’s alleged involvement from police because she had asked him not to tell them.
- Kennedy testified that she did not know about the deaths and did not help dispose of the bodies.
- Kennedy disputed Lamarre-Condon’s account of who played Taylor Swift’s song “No Body, No Crime” in the car.
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