Sydney Officer Accused of Double Murder Admits Responsibility for Friend's Involvement in Court Recording
Audio from a covert prison visit reveals Lamarre-Condon claiming self-defense and denying planned entry in the fatal shooting of a couple in Paddington.
By Marco Kapoor ·
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, admitted to a friend that he took full accountability for his involvement in a double murder case, according to a covert recording played to a Sydney court on Monday. The audio captures the former police officer speaking during a prison visit in December 2025, a month before the trial began.
Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The recording was introduced by a friend whose identity is suppressed, who acted as a police informant during the visit.
The conversation began with Lamarre-Condon asking the visitor to turn around to confirm he was not wearing a wire. The friend responded, “You’re so paranoid. Calm down.” Tension rose when the visitor noted, “You put me in a scenario that’s very difficult for me.” Lamarre-Condon apologized, stating, “I fully take accountability that you’re involved because of me now.”
The officer disputed details provided by his friend to police, accusing him of lying about “so much shit.” Specifically, Lamarre-Condon rejected the idea that he killed Davies to eliminate a witness. Instead, he claimed the shooting was an act of self-defense. He also challenged the break and enter charge, arguing that Baird had given him a key copy, making the entry trespassing rather than a break and enter.
In the audio, Lamarre-Condon described returning to the Paddington terrace to retrieve belongings. He said he did not knock to avoid an apprehended violence order but called out hello upon entering. He told the jury he would have been “cool, calm, collected” if the event were planned, and that he would have had cleaning supplies ready. He noted he would not have used a police firearm, adding, “I can get [another gun] for $10,000, I could have done all these things.”
The officer also discussed a trip to Royal National Park in early 2024, where he tested the loudness of his gunshots. He told the friend he planned to return to the location to take his own life. Lamarre-Condon cited trauma from work and suicidality as factors during the period leading up to the shooting. The friend threatened to leave multiple times, questioning the truth of the account with the line, “What you’re telling me mightn’t be the truth.”
The trial is presided over by Justice Natalie Adams. The friend testified on Friday that Lamarre-Condon initially confessed to the killings before describing the event as an “out-of-body experience” and joking about it. The court heard the audio on Monday, providing a direct account of the accused’s defense strategy to the jury.
