That is 0 articles you have read today.
The Aporia is free and carries no advertising, so readers are the only
thing paying for it. If you are getting this much out of it, a small
donation is what keeps it independent.
Daily limit reached
You have read 0 articles today.
That is more than the 15 a day The Aporia gives away,
and well past what it can carry on nothing. Your allowance resets at
midnight.
There is no advertising here and nothing about you is sold, so readers
are the only thing paying for it. If the site is worth this much of
your day, it is worth a few dollars.
Everything else stays open: the
maps, the
directory and
search do
not count against this, and neither does re-opening something you have
already read today.
Crime scene photos from the alleged murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies by Beau Lamarre-Condon, a 31-year-old police officer, were shown to the court during his trial on Tuesday in Sydney. The images depict bloodstains and bullet holes that provide evidence of the shootings at Baird’s home on February 19, 2024. Among the items presented are luminol-treated rooms highlighting possible blood stains, a misshapen blood-stained bullet, and bloodied personal belongings found in a dumpster near where the victims’ bodies were later discovered. Prosecutors allege that Lamarre-Condon cleaned up the crime scene immediately after the shootings before disposing of evidence, while defense claims it was done out of panic following an act of self-defense.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In February 2024, 31-year-old Beau Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird, a 26-year-old AFL umpire, and his partner Luke Davies, a 29-year-year-old Qantas flight attendant, in Baird’s home in Paddington, Sydney. Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer who allegedly used his service weapon, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
During the trial at the New South Wales Supreme Court, evidence presented includes crime scene photographs showing bullet holes and bloodstains from Baird's home, as well as items like bloodied belongings found in a skip bin at the Cronulla Bowls Club. A greenkeeper testified that he discovered these items two days after the alleged murders.
The prosecution claims Lamarre-Condon developed an "obsessive infatuation" with Baird, which escalated into violence when their casual relationship ended in November 2023. Meanwhile, Lamarre-Condon’s defense team has suggested a self-defense argument and indicated there were multiple struggles involving both victims before the shootings.
Jurors also heard text messages purportedly sent by Baird's phone after his death, attempting to create an illusion that he was still alive. His housemate, Belinda Smith, took photos of surfboard bags with what she thought was "rusted water," unaware they contained the bodies of Baird and Davies until later in the investigation.
Written for “Lamarre Condon Trial” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
Warning: graphic content
A hole in a door and a bullet bent out of shape: crime scene photos shown to a jury paint a harrowing picture of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies’ final moments.
asserted
photos → bend → moments
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting the couple with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
asserted
Condon → accuse → February
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.
asserted
He → plead → break
Photos from Baird’s eastern suburbs terrace house were revealed to the court during his trial on Tuesday before later being released to the media.
asserted
Photos → reveal → media
In some images, Baird’s bedroom, back courtyard and a bathroom glow with luminol after the chemical, which highlights possible blood staining, was used by police to examine the home.
asserted
which → glow → home
An image taken in the sub-floor beneath Baird’s ground-floor bedroom – accessed by a trapdoor in the room – shows a bloodstained tarpaulin.
asserted
image → take → tarpaulin
Referring to a photo of a misshapen and bloodstained bullet, Bronwyn Lansley, a crime scene officer, explained it had travelled through a source of blood before penetrating the wooden flooring.
asserted
it → refer → flooring
A bullet hole in the door of Baird’s bedroom was also shown to the court.
asserted
hole → show → court
Investigators explained it had not been discovered until July, two months before the trial, as it had been repaired with putty and covered with a mounting hook.
asserted
it → explain → hook
Analysis of stippling marks left on the door when the gun was fired showed there was nothing between the muzzle of the firearm and the door, Lansley said.
asserted
Lansley → leave → firearm
The prosecution alleges Lamarre-Condon began cleaning up the crime scene immediately after the shootings, before dumping Baird and Davies’ bloodied belongings in a skip bin at the Cronulla Bowls Club.
asserted
Condon → allege → Club
More than 100 photos of the bin’s contents were shown on Wednesday.
asserted
photos → show → Wednesday
Many of the items were covered in blood, including a white T-shirt, jewellery and a bedsheet.
asserted
Many → cover → shirt
Among the items were bloodstained AFL goal umpire flags, caps and shorts still in their plastic packaging, and a wallet containing Davies’ Qantas ID card.
asserted
flags → contain → card
Lansley confirmed to the court that a bloodied shoe print found on the hem of a hoodie pulled from the dumpster matched prints discovered near a monastery in Bungonia, where Baird and Davies’ bodies were eventually discovered.
asserted
bodies → confirm → Bungonia
The defence lawyer John Stratton SC said during his opening statement that Baird and Davies were fatally shot in “self-defence” after struggles with the policeman.
asserted
Baird → say → policeman
Lamarre-Condon immediately began cleaning up the scene because he “panicked”, the jury was told.
asserted
jury → begin → scene
The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.
asserted
trial → continue → Adams
The Aporia
