Lamarre-Condon appeared as the first defence witness before a 15-person jury after prosecutors concluded their case involving over 50 witnesses. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to aggravated break and enter alongside two murder counts tied to the killings allegedly committed with his service weapon. His legal counsel maintains the fatal shootings occurred by accident while the former officer acted in self-defence during two separate physical struggles.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon has entered a formal plea of not guilty to both murder charges and ag…: Beau Lamarre-Condon has entered a formal plea of not guilty to both murder charges and aggravated break and enter.
The defence's legal strategy hinges on claims that the victims were killed accidentally w…: The defence's legal strategy hinges on claims that the victims were killed accidentally while the defendant acted in self-defence.
The ongoing trial is proceeding in the New South Wales Supreme Court under Justice Natali…: The ongoing trial is proceeding in the New South Wales Supreme Court under Justice Natalie Adams.
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Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence from the witness box in his double murder trial as his defence begins in Sydney.
Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police 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.
Lamarre-Condon on Thursday started giving evidence at the New South Wales supreme court in front of a 15-person jury. He was the first witness for the defence.
Wearing a light grey suit, a dark coloured tie and a white collared shirt, Lamarre-Condon vowed to tell the truth.
Prosecution lawyers wrapped up their case on Thursday morning. They called more than 50 witnesses, played hours of CCTV footage and shared pages of social media messages over the first seven weeks of the trial.
Lamarre-Condon’s defence team has previously claimed Baird and Davies were accidentally shot in two separate struggles with the accused when he was acting in “self-defence”.
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