Beau Lamarre-Condon trial updates: Accused killer allegedly pretended he had cancer in 1,600-word message to Jesse Baird after their relationship broke down
Court proceedings in Sydney have heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly sent Jesse Baird a 1,600-word message pretending to have cancer after their relationship ended. Prosecutors say he used a childhood friend’s Instagram account to contact Baird, as part of an alleged pattern of attempts to reach him; the case matters because Lamarre-Condon is standing trial over the deaths of Baird and Luke Davies.
The message claimed Lamarre-Condon had a cancerous tumour in his shoulder and might need an arm amputated, but the prosecutor told the court he had no cancer diagnosis. Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two domestic violence-related murder charges and an aggravated break-and-enter charge. Other evidence described in court includes Davies’s emergency call shortly before the alleged shootings, CCTV of Lamarre-Condon buying an $85 surfboard bag afterwards, and a housemate finding bags and a tarp in the courtyard.
- Prosecutors say Lamarre-Condon used a friend’s account to contact Baird.
- The message falsely claimed he had cancer, the court heard.
- He denies charges over the deaths of Baird and Davies.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon, a 31-year-old man, is standing trial in Sydney for the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. He has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges related to domestic violence and an aggravated break-and-enter charge. The trial is examining the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Jesse Baird and Beau Lamarre-Condon were in a relationship that has since ended. Luke Davies was Baird's friend. The case centres on what happened following the breakdown of Lamarre-Condon and Baird's relationship and the alleged events leading to both men's deaths.
The trial is significant because it involves serious criminal allegations and will determine whether Lamarre-Condon bears responsibility for the deaths of Baird and Davies. Court proceedings are hearing evidence about his conduct and communications during this period that prosecutors connect to the alleged murders.