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During the third week of Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial for the February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in rural New South Wales, jurors were shown photographs depicting the decomposed bodies found inside surfboard bags at a Greek monastery. Retired crime scene officer Greg Moon testified about the remains' condition and described finding maggots and other insects present with the bodies. The trial focuses on Lamarre-Condon's alleged efforts to dispose of the victims’ bodies after he allegedly killed them, suggesting panic over the unexpected deaths.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
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, Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is on trial for allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney's Paddington. The bodies were discovered eight days later in surfboard bags near a Greek monastery in Bungonia, about 200km south of Sydney. Senior Sergeant Christine Abela described the search as akin to finding "a needle in a haystack." During the trial at the NSW Supreme Court, investigators had to use Instagram photos to identify the decomposed bodies through their jewelry. The court also saw confronting photographs of the remains during forensic evidence presentation, which most family members avoided due to distressing content.
Written for “Beau Lamarre-Condon Trial Updates” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
Photographs of the decomposed bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have been shown to 15 jurors tasked with deciding whether the two men were murdered.
asserted
men → decompose → jurors
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Baird, 26, and Davies, 29.
asserted
Condon → plead → Baird
The third week of his double murder trial has pivoted to how investigators found the remains in rural NSW.
Retired crime scene officer Greg Moon, who coordinated the forensic sweep of the Greek monastery at Bungonia where the men’s bodies were found, continued giving evidence on Thursday about the condition of the remains.
Most of the family members of Baird, a former TV presenter, and Davies, a Qantas flight attendant, have not been present in court for the grisly forensic evidence.
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Most → pivot → evidence
Justice Natalie Adams warned jurors on Thursday they would see confronting photos of decomposition.
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they → warn → decomposition
The bodies were discovered inside two surfboard or stand-up paddleboard bags, with the smaller bag containing the body zipped up inside a larger one, Moon said.
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Moon → discover → one
Moon said the bodies were discovered one on top of the other with rocks and small branches placed on top.
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bodies → say → top
Fellow investigator Christine Abela said she immediately knew something was amiss when she first arrived at the rural property more than a week after the two men were killed in the summer of 2024.
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men → say → 2024
“There was a strong smell as soon as I got out of the car,” she told a NSW supreme court jury on Wednesday.
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she → be → Wednesday
Abela detailed how investigators found concrete blocks, a gym weight and a cut padlock at Cella Farm, where Lamarre-Condon allegedly unsuccessfully attempted to sink the bodies in a dam.
uncertain
Condon → detail → dam
Moon said there were multiple indicators that the remains had been at the monastery, about 20km away from the farm, for several days.
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remains → say → days
“A large number of maggots and other insects were present in the bags along with other decompositional fluids,” he said.
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he → say → fluids
Lamarre-Condon’s efforts to clean up and dispose of Baird and Davies’ bodies have come under scrutiny during the trial.
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efforts → clean → trial
His barrister says the actions to dispose of their bodies at Bungonia, 200km south of Sydney, were indicative of his panic about the unexpected deaths.
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actions → say → deaths
Earlier in the trial, jurors were shown CCTV of the alleged actions the senior constable took in the hours after the killings, including buying a second surfboard bag and hiring a larger second vehicle.
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constable → show → vehicle
The footage, released by the court on Thursday, allegedly shows the heavily disguised Lamarre-Condon returning to the alleged murder scene laden down with cleaning products and a tarpaulin.
uncertain
Condon → release → products
The 12-week trial continues.
asserted
trial → continue → ?
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