Beau Lamarre-Condon used friend to help fake cancer diagnosis before alleged double murder, court told

Published September 25, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Former NSW police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington terrace in early 2024

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Beau Lamarre-Condon “guilt-tripped” a friend into helping him fake a cancer diagnosis in the hope of explaining his erratic behaviour, months before the police officer allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a Sydney court has heard.

Details

Lamarre-Condon has been accused of fatally shooting Baird, 26, and his partner, Davies, 29, with a police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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