Accused killer briefly cites schizophrenia symptoms in police call
Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW police officer accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, called a police helpline hours before handing himself in. A recording played in court captures him reporting workplace bullying and briefly saying it had caused “symptoms of schizophrenia”, before asking to restart and removing that claim.
The call was made on 23 February 2024, the day he was arrested at Bondi Police Station; Baird and Davies had disappeared five days earlier. The court also heard that Lamarre-Condon had asked a friend whether someone with schizophrenia could be criminally charged, and that he had told the friend, “I've killed people,” while allegedly asking for help to clean up bodies. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of break and enter.
In short
- Lamarre-Condon briefly claimed schizophrenia symptoms on a police helpline call.
- He withdrew the claim and asked to start his statement again.
- He denies two murder charges and a break-and-enter charge.
Explained simply
Jesse Baird, a television presenter, and Luke Davies, his partner, disappeared in Sydney in February 2024. Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former New South Wales police officer, is accused of murdering them and has pleaded not guilty.
The case is being heard in court, where evidence includes recordings and accounts of conversations from the days around the couple’s disappearance. Mental illness has come up in some of that evidence, but the reported comments do not establish a diagnosis or determine the charges.
The case matters because it concerns the deaths of two people and allegations against a former police officer. The court must assess the evidence before reaching any decision on guilt.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Listen to accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon’s bizarre call to police helpline claiming he had schizophrenia – before quickly backtracking: ‘Can we start again?’”.