Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Opening addresses continue in former NSW police officer’s double murder trial

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-22 · by Michaela Whitbourn, Perry Duffin, Megan Gorrey

Quick Summary

The article provides live updates from Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial in the NSW Supreme Court, where he is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on February 19, 2024. The trial, expected to last up to 12 weeks with a 15-person jury, includes Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield delivering an opening address alleging that Lamarre-Condon developed an obsessive infatuation with Baird, leading to premeditated murder of Baird and killing Davies as a potential witness elimination.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

The trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer in Sydney, began on February 5, 2026, for allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his service firearm inside Baird's home in Paddington. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. The court heard that Lamarre-Condon had an obsessive infatuation with Baird, whom he had previously dated but was later rejected by. This led to alleged stalking behavior which left Baird "petrified" and concerned about Lamarre-Condon's access to a gun.

Written for “Beau Lamarre-Condon Double Murder Trial” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 19 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Beau Lamarre-Condon Double Murder Trial
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 15 of 94 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles cover live updates and opening addresses of Beau Lamarre-Condon's double murder trial in the NSW Supreme Court on September 22, 2026.”
Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun same event · 100%
The Guardian
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“Both articles describe live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's double murder trial in the NSW Supreme Court for the same specific incident on February 19, 2024.”
Jesse Baird ‘petrified’ of Beau Lamarre-Condon and kept repeating ‘he has a gun’, court hears same event · 100%
The Guardian
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“Both articles describe coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial for the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on February 19, 2024.”
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Former NSW police officer’s trial begins over alleged murder of Paddington couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies same event · 95%
The Sydney Morning Herald · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles cover live updates of Beau Lamarre-Condon's criminal trial for the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, with consistent details about dates, charges, and court proceedings.”
Condon double murder trial begins same event · 95%
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles refer to the ongoing double murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon in NSW Supreme Court, indicating they describe the same specific legal proceeding.”
CCTV and the $85 surfboard cover: Video played in ex-cop’s murder trial same event · 95%
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 3 of 22 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe live updates and details of Beau Lamarre-Condon's ongoing murder trial in the NSW Supreme Court for the killings of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on February 19, 2024.”
Beau Lamarre-Condon developed ‘obsession’ with Jesse Baird before fatal double shooting, court hears different event · 90%
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 16 📰 publisher trust 68
“While both articles discuss Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial for the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, ARTICLE A focuses on the details of the court hearing and the nature of the crime, while ARTICLE B provides live updates from the ongoing trial. They describe different stages or aspects of a related event rather than the same specific incident.”
Sydney policeman allegedly disguised himself as Uber Eats rider before murders different event · 90%
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 21 📰 publisher trust 78
“Article A describes the alleged murders and circumstances, while Article B covers live updates of the trial proceedings for those charges.”
Ex-cop accused of double murder allegedly dressed as Uber Eats rider, court hears different event · 85%
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 7 of 53 📰 publisher trust 61
“While both articles cover Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial for the murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, Article A focuses on details presented in the opening address regarding his disguise as an Uber Eats rider, while Article B provides a broader overview of the trial proceedings and jury selection.”
Beau Lamarre-Condon claims he took female friend's 'Taylor Swift' advice on dealing with Jesse Baird and Luke Davies' bodies different event · 85%
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 19% hedged 3 of 16 📰 publisher trust 65
“While both articles discuss Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial for double murder, Article A covers live updates during his trial's opening addresses, while Article B focuses on a specific claim made by Lamarre-Condon regarding advice from a friend.”

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Topics

Crown Paddington Sydney the NSW Supreme Court the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service

Subjects

Baird PERSON · 7× Crown ORG · 4× Hatfield PERSON · 2× Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 2× Beau Lamarre-Condon’s PERSON · 1× Jesse Baird PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× Paddington GPE · 1× Sydney GPE · 1× the NSW Supreme Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

During his opening yesterday, Hatfield alleged that Lamarre-Condon developed an “an obsessive and jealous infatuation” with Baird after a short relationship that started in late 2022 and was ended for the first time by Baird in April 2023.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 A 15-person jury was empanelled on Monday for the trial, which is expected to run for up to 12 weeks.
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Opening addresses continue in former NSW police officer’s double murder trial · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, in the eastern suburbs on February 19, 2024. asserted
officer → plead → February
He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated breaking and entering into Baird’s Paddington home in August 2023 and stealing a mobile phone and wallet belonging to Baird. asserted
He → plead → Baird
A 15-person jury was empanelled on Monday for the trial, which is expected to run for up to 12 weeks. asserted
which → empanel → weeks
In the event all 15 jurors are still present at the end of the trial, a ballot will be conducted to reduce their number to 12. asserted
ballot → conduct → 12
Yesterday, Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield, SC, started delivering his opening address to the jury. asserted
Hatfield → start → jury
This sets out the Crown’s case and is not evidence, but it is a guide to the evidence the prosecution expects to call in the months ahead. asserted
prosecution → set → months
Lamarre-Condon is entitled to the presumption of innocence and his barrister John Stratton, SC, will deliver an opening address on Tuesday after Hatfield finishes his remarks. asserted
Hatfield → entitle → remarks
During his opening yesterday, Hatfield alleged that Lamarre-Condon developed an “an obsessive and jealous infatuation” with Baird after a short relationship that started in late 2022 and was ended for the first time by Baird in April 2023. asserted
that → allege → April
After a brief resumption of their relationship later that year, it was “firmly and irretrievably ended” by Baird in November 2023, the Crown says. asserted
Crown → end → November
The Crown case is that the murder of Baird was premeditated but that he killed Davies, Baird’s new boyfriend, to eliminate a witness to his crime. asserted
he → premeditate → crime
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