Sydney officer tells friend he caused friend's involvement in murder case
A covert recording from a December 2025 prison visit detailed the accused's account of the 2024 shootings.
By Rafael Collins ·
A Sydney court heard a covert recording on Monday of a prison conversation between a police officer and a friend. The audio offers a detailed account of the events leading up to a double murder in February 2024.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his service weapon at a Paddington home. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. During the recording, Lamarre-Condon stated, “I fully take accountability that you’re involved because of me now.”
The friend, whose name is suppressed, recorded the December 2025 meeting at the request of police. Lamarre-Condon began the visit by asking his friend to turn around to confirm he was not wearing a wire. The friend responded, “You’re so paranoid.” Lamarre-Condon later claimed his entry into the home was not a break and enter because Baird had given him a key. He described his actions as trespass, arguing it was normal to return to a former partner's home for belongings.
Lamarre-Condon disputed his friend’s earlier statement to police that the victim was killed to eliminate a witness. He told the court he acted in self-defense instead. He explained that he did not knock on the door because he feared an apprehended violence order, though he admitted calling out hello upon entering. He told his friend, “You’re not self aware in the way that I am.”
The officer said he would have planned differently had he intended to commit the killings. He claimed he would have used a different gun, which he noted could be purchased for $10,000, and would have had cleaning supplies ready. He stated, “If I had planned to do this mate, I’d be cool, calm, collected.” He also told his friend he had tested the loudness of his gunshots in the Royal National Park in early 2024 because he was planning to end his own life there due to trauma at work.
The trial is proceeding before Justice Natalie Adams. The friend testified that Lamarre-Condon initially described the killings as an “out-of-body experience” before attempting to frame the story as a joke. The friend also noted that Lamarre-Condon called him dumb during the conversation, prompting Lamarre-Condon to say, “You’re not dumb OK.”
