Friend 'Froze' After Beau Lamarre-Condon Asked About Killing Someone
A friend of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a jury he asked her what she would do if he told her he had killed someone, and whether she would help him hide the body. The defendant is standing trial for the murder of his ex-partner and his new boyfriend.
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly asked a friend what she would do if he told her he had killed someone, and whether she would help him hide the body, a jury has heard.
Mr. Lamarre-Condon is standing trial after pleading not guilty to murdering his ex-partner, Jesse Baird, and Mr. Baird's new boyfriend, Luke Davies, with his service pistol inside Mr. Baird's Paddington terrace in February 2024.
Friend Recalls 'Froze' Conversation
Witness Georgia Cook met the defendant at a boat party in 2021 and became friends. The NSW Supreme Court heard that in mid-April 2023, they spoke about Mr. Lamarre-Condon and Mr. Baird sending each other "breakup goodbye" messages after Mr. Baird said he did not want anything serious.
Ms. Cook said it left the defendant "very upset". The following month, when Ms. Cook had dinner with Mr. Lamarre-Condon, he told her he had been watching Mr. Baird from outside his house.
"One of the first things he said was, 'What would you do if I told you I killed somebody?'
"I just froze. He said, 'Would you help me hide the body?'
She said she replied 'No' because she would not want to be haunted, before Mr. Lamarre-Condon "laughed it off", and told her he had not done that, but "did do something crazy".
Allegations of Stalking and Break-ins
Ms. Cook said Mr. Lamarre-Condon told her he had been watching Mr. Baird from outside his house and in that time he'd seen Mr. Baird have sex with other men. She said he told her he had kept watching, saw where Mr. Baird left his key, broke into the house, stole a polaroid camera, and ate an Easter egg of Mr. Baird's.
"He said there was something else he did, but he wouldn't tell me what it was, which concerned me," she said.
The Crown alleges that Mr. Lamarre-Condon stalked Mr. Baird, interfered with his phone and Instagram, and broke into his house at least twice.
CCTV Footage and Trial Proceedings
The court has been shown CCTV footage of Mr. Lamarre-Condon's movements in the lead-up to the alleged murders. The footage includes Mr. Lamarre-Condon leaving home early on the morning of February 19, 2024, and waiting near the Paddington property for three hours.
The trial, which has now finished its first week, has an estimated duration of three months. Mr. Lamarre-Condon has also pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated break and enter, related to an incident at the Paddington terrace in August 2023.