Jury hears covert tape of Lamarre-Condon's prison chat with friend
The 31-year-old police officer, accused of shooting two men in February 2024, described the incident as an out-of-body experience during the recorded visit.
By Fatou Mitchell ·
Sydney juries are hearing audio evidence from a December 2025 prison visit. The recording features Beau Lamarre-Condon speaking with a friend whose identity remains suppressed in court.
Lamarre-Condon, 31, faces two murder charges for the February 19, 2024, fatal shooting of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. He also faces one charge of aggravated break and enter. He pleaded not guilty to all counts. The shooting occurred at Baird's home in Paddington, and Lamarre-Condon used his police service weapon.
The friend testified on Friday that Lamarre-Condon admitted to killing the two men. The accused described the event as an out-of-body experience and later tried to frame it as a joke. On Monday, the court played the covert recording to the jury.
At the start of the audio, Lamarre-Condon asked the friend to turn around to confirm he was not wearing a wire. The friend replied, You're so paranoid. He also noted that Lamarre-Condon had put him in a difficult position and called him dumb. Lamarre-Condon responded by saying the friend was not dumb and was not as self-aware as he was.
Lamarre-Condon disputed the friend's account of the shooting. He claimed he acted in self-defense rather than killing Davies to eliminate a witness. He argued that entering the home was not break and enter because Baird had cut him a key. He conceded it was trespass but said it was common to return to a former partner's home for belongings. He stated he did not knock to avoid an apprehended violence order, though he called out hello after entering.
The accused argued he did not plan the shooting. He said if he had planned it, he would have been cool, calm, and collected. He claimed he would have had cleaning supplies ready and would not have used a police firearm. He said he could have obtained another gun for $10,000. Lamarre-Condon also mentioned testing his gun's loudness at Royal National Park in early 2024 because he planned to end his life there due to work trauma.
The friend heard on the tape threatening to leave multiple times. He stated, What you're telling me mightn't be the truth. Justice Natalie Adams presides over the trial, which is currently ongoing.
