Beau Lamarre-Condon talks about his ‘fragrance’ as he gives evidence: Accused double killer steps into witness box for a second day

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Lamarre-Condon returned to the witness box for a second day and again blamed alleged workplace bullying for worsening his mental state before the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. He told the court he had felt he would rather be dead than continue working under a former colleague, and described planning suicide while trying to avoid traumatising members of the public.

He also called a remark about fitting a friend into a surfboard bag “dark humour”, days before the prosecution says he used surfboard bags to dispose of the men’s bodies. Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, denies murdering his ex-boyfriend Baird and Baird’s partner Davies in February 2024, as well as a break-and-enter charge. The prosecution case lasted seven weeks; he began giving evidence after it closed.

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In short

Lamarre-Condon again cited alleged workplace bullying.
He described suicide plans and concern for the public.
He denies murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

How this story developed

17 minutes ago Beau Lamarre-Condon returned to the witness box for a second day at his trial over the deaths of his former boyfriend Jesse Baird and Baird’s partner, Luke Davies.
48 minutes ago Lamarre-Condon returned to the witness box for a second day and again blamed alleged workplace bullying for worsening his mental state before the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

Full account

Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon gave evidence for a second day at his trial over the deaths of his former boyfriend, Jesse Baird, and Baird’s partner, Luke Davies, in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to both murder charges and a separate break-and-enter charge. The reports describe him speaking about his “fragrance” on the first day of evidence, though they provide no further detail about that subject.

In court, Lamarre-Condon continued to describe difficulties at work before the alleged killings. He said he had felt tormented and bullied by a former colleague whom he might have had to work with as a direct supervisor, and told the jury he had felt he would rather be dead than face that situation. He also characterised as dark humour a remark he said he made to a friend about whether the friend would fit inside a surfboard bag, and how quickly colleagues might respond if he were put in one.

He became tearful while recounting a phone conversation with his mother after the alleged murders. Lamarre-Condon said he told her he was struggling emotionally because of work and that he planned to kill himself. According to his account, she urged him to leave the police force, seek psychiatric help and take any prescribed medication. He said he agreed to take time off on the morning of 19 February, intending to retrieve his belongings and return his firearms before meeting friends for dinner.

He also told the jury that, while contemplating suicide, he went with a friend to the Royal National Park and fired his gun to assess how loud it was. He said he was careful not to endanger anyone. After debris entered his eyes, he rubbed them, then placed a small brown paper bag over the firearm before firing again. The second report notes that such a bag would not change the sound of a gunshot and includes Australia’s Lifeline number, 13 11 14.

Where outlets differ

From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:

The first report focuses on Lamarre-Condon’s account of workplace conflict, his mother’s advice and his emotional state; it also refers to the earlier testimony about his “fragrance” and a surfboard-bag remark. The second concentrates on his account of firing a gun in the Royal National Park while contemplating suicide, including the paper bag and the risk of debris entering his eyes. The supplied reports do not include publication names or links, so outlet attribution cannot be established.