Beau Lamarre-Condon bought sim card under pseudonym a month before alleged murders, trial hears
Summary
Beau Lamarre-Condon testified in a Sydney murder trial that he bought a SIM card under the name “Bob Ballard” in January 2024 to contact police officers about alleged bullying in the police force. He has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who were shot in Sydney on 19 February 2024.Key Facts
- Lamarre-Condon bought the SIM card on 15 January 2024, about a month before the alleged shootings.
- He told the court that he wanted to compile statements about alleged bullying by a police sergeant and approach the media.
- He said he feared repercussions if he spoke publicly using his usual phone.
- He agreed under cross-examination that he used the SIM card to contact former and current police officers.
- He said phone records would not show his communications through the encrypted messaging app Signal.
- Lamarre-Condon is accused of shooting Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird’s home in Paddington, Sydney.
- He has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges and one charge of aggravated break and enter.
- The trial is before the New South Wales Supreme Court, with Justice Natalie Adams presiding.
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