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Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon is shut down by the judge and told to 'stop giving speeches' in his murder trial

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Karp, C. (2026, November 9). Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon is shut down by the judge and told to 'stop giving speeches' in his murder trial. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279637/beau-lamarre-condon-murder.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-09 · by Charlotte Karp

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Beau Lamarre-Condon faced a judge's rebuke during his double murder trial for giving speeches rather than answering questions on the witness stand. When Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield questioned him, Lamarre-Condon responded expansively instead of concisely, prompting Justice Natalie Adams to tell him to "confine yourself to the answer." Accused of two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of break and enter, Lamarre-Condon pleaded not guilty to the murders but admitted to the burglary.
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Story summary

As of November 10, 2026, Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW Police officer, is testifying in his double murder trial at the Supreme Court in Sydney. He faces charges for fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police-issued Glock pistol in 2024. During the trial, Lamarre-Condon admitted to entering Baird's home without permission and accessing his private messages but denies breaking in. The accused also described a sexual relationship with Baird that lasted from October to November 2022, stating he would have liked Baird regardless of his occupation. When cross-examined by Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, the judge reprimanded Lamarre-Condon for giving speeches instead of answering questions succinctly.

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Beau Lamarre-Condon Double Murder Trial Updates
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Charlotte Karp
32 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
Mr Hatfield said: 'Stop giving speeches, will you?'
In court this week, lead detective Sasha Pinazza said Lamarre-Condon told her that he could not remember the alleged incident four days prior, and started talking about an 'out-of-body' experience.
A former cop friend of accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon was terrified he might 'kill me too' after he showed up at her house to scrub blood from a van, a court has heard.
Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon urged his friend twice to watch the erotic thriller Saltburn because he could visualise himself 'playing the lead role of the nerd' - three days before he allegedly murdered two people.
In the recording, then-police officer Lamarre-Condon could be heard telling the operator that he wanted to lodge a workplace injury form for mental health.
Alleged killer Beau Lamarre-Condon told a friend he wouldn’t have used his police-issued firearm if he had planned to murder Jesse Baird and Luke Davies but would have bought a gun for $10,000 through the kids he worked with.
Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon measured a surfboard bag against his mate, saying, 'you're about the same size as my surfboard' - but he was allegedly trying to work out whether the bag would fit a dead body.
Lamarre-Condon's replies could not be obtained by police because they were sent using the encrypted messaging app Signal.
Lamarre-Condon's childhood friend, known by the pseudonym Elizabeth Kennedy for legal reasons, told the NSW Supreme Court earlier this week that she agreed to the road trip on February 21, 2024, but didn't realise how far they would go.
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Topics

Daily Mail's Paddington the NSW Supreme Court

Subjects

Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 3× Adams PERSON · 1× Beau Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 1× Brett Hatfield SC PERSON · 1× Hatfield PERSON · 1× Jesse Baird PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× Natalie Adams PERSON · 1× Paddington GPE · 1× the NSW Supreme Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

Lamarre-Condon was being cross-examined by Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday when, instead of responding to questions with 'yes' or 'no', he started saying: 'This is my life, I just want the truth told.'
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-10
Mr Hatfield said: 'Stop giving speeches, will you?'

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon was blasted in court for 'giving speeches' instead of answering questions while on the witness stand during his double murder trial. asserted
Condon → accuse → trial
Lamarre-Condon was being cross-examined by Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday when, instead of responding to questions with 'yes' or 'no', he started saying: 'This is my life, I just want the truth told.' asserted
truth → cros → yes
Mr Hatfield said: 'Stop giving speeches, will you?' asserted
you → say → speeches
Justice Natalie Adams said: 'Yes, just confine yourself to the answer.' Lamarre-Condon replied: 'No.' Justice Adams said: 'Most of these can be answered with a yes or no.' asserted
Most → say → yes
The former police officer didn't veer off-topic after that, but maintained his sprawling responses. asserted
officer → veer → responses
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Paddington on February 19, 2024. asserted
Condon → plead → February
He has also pleaded guilty to one count of break and enter over an incident in August 2023. asserted
He → plead → August
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