Beau Lamarre-Condon visits McDonald’s drive-thru in van allegedly used to dispose of bodies, in CCTV shown to jury

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Wong, K. (2026, October 22). Beau Lamarre-Condon visits McDonald’s drive-thru in van allegedly used to dispose of bodies, in CCTV shown to jury. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-mcdonalds-cctv-ntwnfb

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-22 · by Kat Wong

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Beau Lamarre-Condon visited a McDonald’s drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of two bodies on February 22, 2024, according to footage shown to the jury during his murder trial. The video captures him ordering food and collecting it from the restaurant located about 30km from where he disposed of the bodies. This is part of a series of surveillance videos depicting Lamarre-Condon’s movements in the days following the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, which occurred on February 19, 2024.
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Story summary

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is on trial in the NSW Supreme Court for allegedly killing his ex-boyfriend Jesse Baird and Baird's new partner, Luke Davies, in Paddington, Sydney on February 19, 2024. CCTV footage released during the fifth week of the trial shows Lamarre-Condon driving around Sydney shortly after the murders, visiting multiple hardware stores including Bunnings Alexandria, where he bought items such as a drill and high-visibility clothing. He also used a white van to visit McDonald’s in Sutton Forest on February 22, about 30km from where prosecutors claim he disposed of the bodies, further implicating him in an alleged cover-up attempt.

Written for “Beau Lamarre-Condon Murder Trial Revelations” on 2026-10-22, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Beau Lamarre-Condon Murder Trial Revelations
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Daily Mail · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 50% hedged 7 of 14 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different events - one is about Beau Lamarre-Condon meeting a friend for dinner at Sushi Train shortly after the alleged killings, while the other is about him visiting McDonald's drive-thru in a van allegedly used to dispose of bodies several days later.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 33% hedged 1 of 3 📰 publisher trust 61
“The articles describe different events: one involves a friend testifying in court about being with Beau Lamarre-Condon during an alleged body disposal attempt, while the other describes CCTV footage shown to the jury of Lamarre-Condon visiting McDonald's drive-thru in the van allegedly used for disposing of bodies.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 13% hedged 2 of 15 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different specific incidents involving Beau Lamarre-Condon driving a van with bodies at separate times and places.”
ABC News (AU)
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 15% hedged 7 of 46 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the release of CCTV footage from the trial involving Beau Lamarre-Condon's movements after the alleged murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 5 of 31 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles describe different events related to Beau Lamarre-Condon's trial: one about his alleged statements after arrest and the other about his visit to McDonald’s in a van allegedly used for disposing of bodies.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 40% hedged 4 of 10 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different incidents related to the same case; one discusses their relationship history and the other shows CCTV footage of a visit to McDonald's in a van allegedly used for disposing of bodies.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 7 of 43 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles describe different specific events related to the investigation but do not report on a single identical occurrence.”
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Kat Wong
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🔮 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.
🔮 Every time she asked how much further, he would respond, “just 50 more minutes”.
🔮 Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged attempt to dispose of two bodies was briefly interrupted so he could undergo surgery, a Sydney court has been told.
🔮 Now the secretary general for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Cormann will deliver an address to the Centre for Independent Studies on Saturday night spruiking productivity as the only way to reliably lower the cost of living over the long term.
🔮 Beau Lamarre-Condon asked a friend in Western Australia if he could post her a phone to be thrown into a body of water, and told her he’d been “set up” over the disappearance of two men, a court has heard.
🔮 The closer a target is to a barrel, the smaller the spread pattern would be, Van Der Walt said on Wednesday.
🔮 Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon asked a colleague, a day before he allegedly murdered Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, if a high-profile killer would have “gotten away with it” if he’d not taken his own life, a Sydney court has heard.
🔮 In early 2024, relations had soured between Baird and his two housemates after they asked him to move out so one of their friends could take their spot.
🔮 A Sydney police officer told a friend he would hide the bodies of anyone he killed in bushland and put their belongings in a dumpster, months before allegedly murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a court has been told.
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Topics

Bunnings Alexandria McDonald NSW Paddington Sydney

Subjects

Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 7× Baird PERSON · 5× Davies PERSON · 3× McDonald ORG · 3× Sydney GPE · 2× Beau Lamarre-Condon PERSON · 1× Jesse Baird PERSON · 1× Lamarre-Condon’s PERSON · 1× Luke Davies PERSON · 1× Paddington GPE · 1×

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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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
🔮 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.

Claims (20 extracted, 4 hedged)

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. uncertain
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. uncertain
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. asserted
which → ’ → weeks
Last week, CCTV showing his movements the day after the alleged shootings was played in the NSW supreme court. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
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. asserted
Condon → stop → bins
Bloodied items belonging to Baird and Davies would be found inside the bins the next morning. asserted
items → belong → bins
Videos from two days after the alleged murders were also played to the jury on Monday, and released late Wednesday. asserted
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. uncertain
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. asserted
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. asserted
policeman → capture → grinder
Baird and Davies’ bodies would be discovered in nearby Bungonia a few days later. asserted
bodies → discover → Bungonia
The defence team claims the two men were accidentally shot when the accused acted in “self-defence”. uncertain
accused → claim → defence
Lamarre-Condon then “panicked considerably”, cleaning up the scene and disposing of the bodies, defence lawyer John Stratton SC said. asserted
SC → panic → bodies
The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues. asserted
trial → continue → Adams
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