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Friend tells court of alleged gun test before Sydney killings
A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon told a Sydney court that Lamarre-Condon fired a police-issued gun in the Royal National Park in early 2024.
The friend said Lamarre-Condon asked him to listen for police radio reports after the shots.
Three days later, Lamarre-Condon allegedly said he had killed people and asked the friend to help clean up, according to the testimony.
The friend said he did not take time off work to help.
Two days after that, Lamarre-Condon allegedly spoke about disposing of items and asked about using a skip bin.
Bloodied sheets and Jesse Baird's possessions were later found in that bin, the court had previously heard.
The testimony concerns the alleged killings on February 19, 2024, and the friend also told the court that Lamarre-Condon discussed putting bodies in water and weighing down bags with cement.
A friend told Beau Lamarre-Condon’s murder trial that he fired his police-issued gun twice into bushland in Sydney’s Royal National Park before the alleged killings.
The friend said Lamarre-Condon asked how loud the shots were and whether they could be heard from a house.
The court heard the friend’s account as part of the trial over the alleged shooting deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.
The friend also testified about recorded conversations with Lamarre-Condon while he was in prison.
- Who
- Beau Lamarre-Condon and a friend whose identity cannot be reported.
- What
- The friend told court that Lamarre-Condon fired his police-issued gun twice into bushland and asked how loud the shots were.
- When
- Early 2024, before the alleged killings on February 19, 2024.
- Where
- The Royal National Park, in Sydney’s south.
- Why
- Lamarre-Condon said he wanted to test how loud the shots were; the sources do not state a further reason for the alleged test.
Crown prosecution
Beau Lamarre-Condon
Alleged gun test
Crown prosecution
The friend testified that Lamarre-Condon fired twice and asked how loud the shots were.
Beau Lamarre-Condon
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder; the sources do not report a response from him specifically about the alleged gun test.
The friend said Lamarre-Condon took him to the Royal National Park and fired his gun twice into the bush.
The alleged killings of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies took place, according to the articles.
The bodies of Baird and Davies were found in Bungonia, near Goulburn.
The friend gave evidence in Lamarre-Condon’s Supreme Court murder trial.
- Accused
- Beau Lamarre-Condon
- Witness
- A friend whose identity cannot be reported due to a court order
- Alleged gun test
- Two shots fired into bushland
- Location
- Royal National Park, Sydney’s south
- Alleged killings
- February 19, 2024
- Charges
- Two counts of murder; Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty
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What people are saying
You could hear that anywhere, it was super loud
I was kind of in shock because no one knew where I was, I didn't tell anyone, and I was seeing how this unfolded
Make sure you don’t talk to people about stuff, you know what I mean?