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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case

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Wong, K. (2026, November 5). Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/nov/05/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-former-police-accused-murder-case-jesse-baird-luke-davies-ntwnfb

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The Guardian · collected 2026-11-05 · by Kat Wong

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Beau Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence in his high-profile trial for the double murder case in Sydney. He is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and breaking into Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024, using his police service weapon. During the trial, Lamarre-Condon described his relationship with Baird as starting as a sexual friendship in October and November 2022 before becoming romantic by December 2022. He also recounted an incident involving a co-worker who committed suicide at work while off duty.
Written by AI on 2026-11-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On November 5, 2026, Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former New South Wales (NSW) police officer, began testifying at his trial for the double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney. The killings occurred on February 19, 2024, when Lamarre-Condon allegedly shot the couple with his police-issued Glock pistol in Baird’s home in Paddington. In court, Lamarre-Condon accused a former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was working as an openly gay officer and mentioned an incident where a coworker had committed suicide at work.

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter but is arguing self-defense. The Crown's case suggests that Lamarre-Condon developed an obsessive infatuation with Baird, which escalated after their relationship ended in November 2023. The trial, now entering its seventh week at the NSW Supreme Court before a 15-person jury, has heard evidence from around 90 witnesses during the prosecution phase.

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📰 Beau Lamarre-Condon Gives Evidence
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Hedges 2 of 30 claims Outlet record 67/100
“Article A describes a detective's testimony about Lamarre-Condon's statement during an interrogation, while Article B reports on Lamarre-Condon giving evidence in his trial. These are different specific events occurring at distinct points in the legal proceedings.”
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Hedges 9 of 40 claims Outlet record 69/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the trial and do not focus on the exact same incident or time frame.”
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“Article A describes a friend's testimony about an incident where Beau Lamarre-Condon arrived at her house to clean blood from a van, while Article B covers Lamarre-Condon giving evidence about his relationship with Jesse Baird and dealing with dead bodies in court. These are different specific events during the trial.”
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Hedges 2 of 22 claims Outlet record 66/100
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Hedges 1 of 23 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different parts of the trial, with Article A focusing on voice notes sent after the alleged murders and Article B covering Lamarre-Condon's testimony about his relationship with the victim.”
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Hedges 7 of 38 claims Outlet record 61/100
“Article A describes Lamarre-Condon's message hours after the alleged murders, while Article B covers his testimony in court about his relationship with one of the victims and a previous encounter involving a co-worker.”
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Kat Wong
25 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “He would say things such as ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” Lamarre-Condon told the court on Thursday.
2026-11-05 · assertive framing · Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial
🔮 When we would meet up it was of the sexual nature.
2026-11-05 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case
🔮 “We have a responsibility not to engage in binary thinking, not to engage in the language of violence, [but] to rebuild trust by building financial security in a time of deep insecurity,” Ardern said during a forum with the author Anna Funder. “There are things we could be doing but, right now, we’re making it worse, not better.”
2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Jacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
🔮 In question time in early September, the prime minister told the house the money would go toward “an environmental project stopping raw sewage going into the Cooks River during flooding”.
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’
🔮 The Victorian Greens will today announce an election commitment to establish a lobbyist register and ban political donations from “big corporate money”.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Australian politics live: Lambie awaiting Hanson apology over cartoon; Liberal candidate’s husband allegedly attacked
🔮 What you tend to see online is the people who are there, anonymously, will just do and say anything.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Australia politics live: MPs to pay tribute to Helen Haines as parliament resumes; Hanson says One Nation cartoons ‘not going anywhere’
🔮 During the early hours of 22 February 2024, Lamarre-Condon is captured by the cameras at McDonald’s Sutton Forest, about 30km from where he would allegedly dispose of Baird and Davies’ bodies.
2026-10-22 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon visits McDonald’s drive-thru in van allegedly used to dispose of bodies, in CCTV shown to jury
🔮 Every time she asked how much further, he would respond, “just 50 more minutes”.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly played Taylor Swift’s No Body, No Crime during body disposal, court told
🔮 Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged attempt to dispose of two bodies was briefly interrupted so he could undergo surgery, a Sydney court has been told.
2026-10-20 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon had surgery after alleged double murder but before disposing of bodies, court told
🔮 It will all come out in court.”
2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Beau Lamarre-Condon told cop friend ‘I love you’ and ‘not everything in the news is true’ after arrest, court told
Also by Kat Wong
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trial
2026-11-05 · The Guardian
‘Trying to get back into a positive mindset’: court hears voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent day after alleged murders
2026-11-03 · The Guardian
Jacinda Ardern in Sydney Opera House talk advises politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
2026-11-01 · The Guardian
Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’
2026-10-27 · The Guardian
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
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Topics

Guardian Australia’s Paddington Sydney

Subjects

Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 3× Baird PERSON · 1× Beau Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 1× Guardian Australia’s ORG · 1× Jesse Baird PERSON · 1× JesseBaird PERSON · 1× Lamarre-Condon’s PERSON · 1× LukeDavies PERSON · 1× Paddington GPE · 1× Sydney GPE · 1×

Narrative

Lamarre-Condon describes relationship to Jesse Baird The police officer is responding to questions about the beginning of their relationship: For the months of October and November 2022 it was friends with a sexual relationship.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
🔮 When we would meet up it was of the sexual nature.
2026-11-05 · The Guardian
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Lamarre-Condon describes relationship to Jesse Baird The police officer is responding to questions about the beginning of their relationship: For the months of October and November 2022 it was friends with a sexual relationship. asserted
it → describe → relationship
When we would meet up it was of the sexual nature. asserted
it → meet → nature
By December 2022 that’s when we began going on romantic dates. asserted
we → ’ → dates
Recalling occasions when he had to deal with dead bodies, Lamarre-Condon has spoken about a co-worker who had shot himself in the head. asserted
who → recall → head
He recalls the last conversation they had: “I said ‘How are you?’ and he told me he was good. asserted
he → recall → me
Nothing appeared out of normal to me, nothing about his behaviour suggested what he was about to do. uncertain
he → appear → what
“[He] went to his desk took out his gun whilst off duty and shot himself in the head at work.” asserted
He → go → work
Lamarre-Condon’s co-workers later found their deceased colleague, the court heard. asserted
court → find → colleague
Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence this morning in his high-profile double murder case in Sydney. asserted
Condon → give → Sydney
The 31-year-old is accused of fatally shooting couple JesseBaird and LukeDavies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. asserted
old → accuse → February
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. asserted
He → plead → break
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