Prosecutors presented crucial jury evidence mapping the four days between the 19 February 2024 killings in an inner-city terrace and the defendant's arrest. Lamarre-Condon maintained to colleagues that he was not actively running from authorities despite failing to report in as promised. Testimony highlighted his efforts to clean forensic evidence, including washing blood from a van at a friend's house using buckets. The court also examined communications intercepted while the accused kept his phone switched to aeroplane mode.
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Lamarre-Condon has formally pleaded not guilty to both murder charges, asserting that his…: Lamarre-Condon has formally pleaded not guilty to both murder charges, asserting that his actions were taken in self-defence.
The prosecution firmly rejected an offer by the defendant to plead guilty to the lesser c…: The prosecution firmly rejected an offer by the defendant to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter for Jesse Baird.
The defendant's mother allegedly sent a coded text message about hot chocolate to warn hi…: The defendant's mother allegedly sent a coded text message about hot chocolate to warn him that investigators had searched her home.
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A police officer accused of a double murder told police he was not avoiding them despite vanishing for days after the incident, a Sydney court has heard.
The court heard police attempted to contact Beau Lamarre-Condon after the alleged murders, with a colleague messaging him on Instagram: “Hey hun ... can you please contact the crime manager at eastern suburbs asap when you get a chance?”
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering his ex partner Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in an inner-city terrace on 19 February 2024.
Police tried unsuccessfully to contact him for four days before he turned himself in, the court heard.
He then led officers to a rural property where the bodies of both men, who were aged in their 20s, were found in surfboard bags.
“I just either want to let a detective or a sergeant know I am not avoiding them,” the 31-year-old said during a three-minute phone call to police on 22 February.
“Just tell them I will come in tomorrow.”
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