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Former NSW officer denies murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
Former New South Wales police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial in Sydney over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Baird, a former television presenter, and Davies, a Qantas flight attendant, were killed at Baird’s Paddington home in February 2024.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges, and says he acted in self-defence.
He told the court that Baird attacked him with a knife and he fired the first shot during a struggle.
He says a second shot hit Baird in the head by accident, while prosecutors argue Lamarre-Condon intentionally shot both men.
Lamarre-Condon also says Davies took the gun and fired it during a struggle; prosecutors say he shot Davies through a door.
The jury will decide whether the killings were murder, as the trial continues with prosecutors cross-examining Lamarre-Condon.
Beau Lamarre-Condon demonstrated in court how he says he shot Jesse Baird during a struggle at Baird’s Sydney home.
The former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Baird and Baird’s partner, Luke Davies.
Lamarre-Condon says Baird had a knife and that the second shot was accidental; prosecutors have challenged his account.
He also says Davies grabbed the gun and shot himself, while the Crown case is that Lamarre-Condon shot Davies through a door.
The trial is being heard in the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney.
- Who
- Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer, is on trial over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
- What
- He demonstrated in court how he says he shot Baird and continued to deny intending to kill him.
- When
- The court demonstration took place on Monday, 9 November 2026. The alleged killings occurred on 19 February 2024.
- Where
- The NSW Supreme Court in Sydney. The deaths occurred at Baird’s Paddington home.
- Why
- Lamarre-Condon says he fired during a struggle with Baird, who he claims had a knife. He says the second shot was accidental.
Beau Lamarre-Condon
Crown prosecution
Baird shooting
Beau Lamarre-Condon
Lamarre-Condon says Baird had a knife and he fired the first shot to disarm him; he says the second shot was accidental.
Crown prosecution
Prosecutors challenged his account of the struggle and questioned whether he intended to kill Baird.
Davies’s death
Beau Lamarre-Condon
Lamarre-Condon says Davies grabbed the gun and shot himself during a struggle.
Crown prosecution
The Crown case is that Lamarre-Condon shot Davies through a door.
Baird and Davies died at Baird’s Paddington home.
Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to police, according to his evidence.
Lamarre-Condon gave evidence in the witness box and said the second shot at Baird was accidental.
During cross-examination in Sydney, Lamarre-Condon demonstrated how he says he fired at Baird.
- Accused
- Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31
- People who died
- Jesse Baird, 26; Luke Davies, 29
- Location
- Baird’s home in Paddington, Sydney
- Date of alleged killings
- 19 February 2024
- Court
- NSW Supreme Court in Sydney
- Plea
- Not guilty to two counts of murder
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What people are saying
This happened very, very quick.
I have never had an intention to harm Jesse Baird.
I never executed Jesse Baird.