Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon admitted under cross-examination that he discarded Jesse Baird's device off Tom Uglys Bridge in southern Sydney to avoid being caught with incriminating material. He is currently on trial for allegedly using his police service firearm to shoot Baird and Luke Davies at a Paddington residence. The court also heard that prior to throwing the phone into the water, Lamarre-Condon had asked a friend in Western Australia if he could mail the device to her for disposal. While he conceded to discarding the phone, he rejected prosecution assertions that he had intentionally deleted messages and photographs of himself and Baird.
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The defendant has pleaded not guilty to aggravated break and enter alongside two counts o…: The defendant has pleaded not guilty to aggravated break and enter alongside two counts of murder over the fatal shootings.
Crown prosecutors are focusing on post-shooting actions to demonstrate deliberate attempt…: Crown prosecutors are focusing on post-shooting actions to demonstrate deliberate attempts by the former officer to conceal his involvement.
Proceedings are continuing in the New South Wales supreme court before Justice Natalie Ad…: Proceedings are continuing in the New South Wales supreme court before Justice Natalie Adams.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon has admitted he threw Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge to destroy evidence after allegedly murdering him, a court has heard.
The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024.
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.
Sitting in the witness box for a sixth day, Lamarre-Condon was asked what he did with Baird’s phone after the alleged murders.
He told the court on Thursday it was thrown off Tom Uglys Bridge near the Shire in Sydney’s south.
“I didn’t want to have any evidence of Jesse’s phone on me… I did throw it off the bridge,” Lamarre-Condon told the New South Wales supreme court.
As part of his cross examination, crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC put to him: “you did [that to] destroy evidence on Jesse’s phone that might incriminate you”.
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