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

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. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and a break-and-enter charge; the prosecution is expected to cross-examine him after his defence continues questioning.

On Thursday, Lamarre-Condon gave evidence for about four hours and broke down in tears several times. The article describes him as appearing thin and pale, speaking too quickly for court transcribers and referring to his own “fragrance”. It says he criticised police colleagues over alleged homophobia and became emotional while discussing suicidal thoughts and his work with teenagers, but not when speaking about Baird.