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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Beau Lamarre-Condon, cop charged with killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, makes offer to police about 'who else' was allegedly involved: 'Two sets of white overalls'
The former policeman charged with murdering a television presenter and his partner says he has offered to provide information about a second person who he claims helped dispose of the bodies. Beau Lamarre-Condon is accused of shooting dead Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, at Paddington in Sydney 's eastern suburbs in February 2024. The 29-year-old is further alleged to have bundled the couple's bodies into surfboard bags before dumping them at a rural property in the Southern Tablelands. A source close to Lamarre-Condon has now revealed the alleged killer has offered to provide information about another person he says was involved with disposing of the bodies to police and prosecutors. 'Lamarre-Condon wants to do the right thing for the families and is happy to assist investigators with information about who else played a part in the incident,' the source said. 'So far both the DPP and the officer in charge have failed to reply to the offer made by Lamarre's legal team for assistance.' The source claimed that a witness had told investigators they had waited at the fence line of the Bungonia property where the bodies were found for 15 to 20 minutes. Phone records indicated Lamarre-Condon and the witness were at the farm for almost two hours, the source claimed. 'Police also located two sets of white overalls at the scene where bodies were located which indicates it was a two-person job,' the source said. NSW Police and the DPP have been contacted for comment. Lamarre-Condon has spent more than a year in prison since the shootings, which were allegedly the result of a months-long campaign of 'predatory behaviour' targeting Mr Baird. The onetime celebrity chaser reportedly briefly dated Mr Baird before the TV presenter began a relationship with Mr Davies. Suspicions of foul play were raised after possessions belonging to the dead men were found in a skip bin in the southern Sydney suburb of Cronulla, leading police to Mr Baird's blood-smeared terrace. The case returned to Downing Centre Local Court last month after confidential discussions between prosecutors and the alleged killer's Legal Aid lawyer Alex Curnick. Both sides agreed 'things are progressing,' magistrate Megan Greenwood was told. A forensic psychiatrist's report was also tendered after Lamarre-Condon was assessed in previous weeks. Lamarre-Condon has not entered pleas to two counts of domestic violence-related murder, and one count of break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence. He was sacked by the NSW Police Force in March 2024. Lamarre-Condon joined the force in 2019 and previously ran a celebrity blog, posing in photos with dozens of A-listers including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles. He is expected to appear via an audiovisual link on June 17.
News.com.au
20-05-2025
- News.com.au
Forensic psychiatric report received for alleged killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon
A forensic psychiatric report has been received for a former police officer accused of the murder of his ex-partner and the man's new boyfriend, with the alleged killer set to front court more than a year after the double homicide. Beau Lamarre-Condon, 29, was charged with the murder of Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird as well as Baird's boyfriend, Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies. Mr Lamarre-Condon allegedly killed the couple with his police firearm at a Paddington share house in Sydney's east last February. Police allege he then put their bodies in surfboard bags before taking them to a remote property near Goulburn in the NSW southern tablelands. He was arrested by police four days after their bodies were found, and has since been charged with two counts of domestic violence related murder and one count of breaking and entering. No pleas have been entered. The case was heard briefly at the Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday morning, where the court was told a forensic psychiatric report on Mr Lamarre-Condon was received. The alleged killer's Legal Aid lawyer Alex Curnick was granted a four week adjournment to June 17 by Magistrate Megan Greenwood with no opposition from the crown prosecutor. Mr Lamarre-Condon will appear in court on that date via an audiovisual link about 16 months following the alleged murders. The prosecutor agreed with Ms Greenwood that 'things are progressing' in the case. Mr Lamarre-Condon had been in a brief relationship with Mr Baird, with police alleging the former officer exhibited a pattern of 'predatory' behaviour in the lead up to the double-homicide. While police allege Mr Lamarre-Condon planned to kill Mr Baird, they believe Mr Davies' was a tragic, unplanned casualty.
ABC News
07-05-2025
- ABC News
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb to resign
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb is expected to leave the job imminently. The ABC understands she will resign after three years in the position. Commissioner Webb became the first woman to hold the position in the state when she took over from Mick Fuller in 2022. During her tenure she attracted criticism for her handling of the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland by a police officer and her response to the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davis, who were allegedly murdered by an off-duty officer. Last year she initiated a review into police culture amid claims from former and serving officers of bullying and sexism in the ranks. Commissioner Webb joined the force in 1987 and went on to work in Sydney and regional NSW in general duties and criminal investigation roles before being appointed commissioner. There has been no mention of her future during Question Time in parliament. Loading
