Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
4 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Beau Lamarre-Condon ordered food from a McDonald’s drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of two bodies, footage released by the court has shown.
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footage → order → court
Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Sydney couple, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, 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
Exhibits newly released by the court showed the officer’s movements in the days after the alleged double murder.
asserted
Exhibits → release → murder
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.
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he → capture → bodies
In the video, he pulls up to the drive-thru in a white van, pays for his order, then moves to the next window where he collects a paper McDonald’s bag and a drink.
asserted
he → pull → bag
It’s the latest footage seen by the jury in Lamarre-Condon’s murder trial, which has been running for five weeks.
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which → ’ → weeks
Last week, CCTV showing his movements the day after the alleged shootings was played in the NSW supreme court.
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CCTV → show → court
He can be seen near Baird’s house carrying a bucket, withdrawing cash from various ATMs, and buying cleaning items from Bunnings Alexandria.
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He → see → Alexandria
Footage from Cronulla on the evening of 20 February 2024 shows Lamarre-Condon and a friend dining at a sushi train before taking a walk along the esplanade at the beach.
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friend → show → beach
Later that night, the pair stop by Cronulla Bowls Club and the friend points out the skip bins, before Lamarre-Condon returns alone a few hours afterwards.
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Condon → stop → bins
Bloodied items belonging to Baird and Davies would be found inside the bins the next morning.
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items → belong → bins
Videos from two days after the alleged murders were also played to the jury on Monday, and released late Wednesday.
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Videos → allege → Monday
About 7.30am on 21 February 2024, footage from St Vincent’s hospital in Sydney showed Lamarre-Condon arriving for a minor surgery, the day after he allegedly cleaned up the scene of the crime.
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he → show → crime
In CCTV from Bunnings Rockdale, Lamarre-Condon can be seen pushing a shopping trolley through the aisles before eventually buying gloves, a shovel, a wheelbarrow, and quick-set concrete, among other items.
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Condon → see → items
Later that afternoon, footage from Bunnings Goulburn – about 150km away – captures the policeman and his friend speaking to a sales assistant and buying an angle grinder and padlock.
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policeman → capture → grinder
Baird and Davies’ bodies would be discovered in nearby Bungonia a few days later.
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bodies → discover → Bungonia
The defence team claims the two men were accidentally shot when the accused acted in “self-defence”.
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accused → claim → defence
Lamarre-Condon then “panicked considerably”, cleaning up the scene and disposing of the bodies, defence lawyer John Stratton SC said.
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SC → panic → bodies
The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.
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trial → continue → Adams