‘It’s worded PERFECTLY’: Inside cop’s supportive texts to Beau Lamarre-Condon over his troubles with Jesse Baird – before he allegedly committed double murder
At Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial in the NSW Supreme Court, evidence included supportive texts from his police friend Nicole Harvell about his troubled relationship with Jesse Baird. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two domestic violence-related murders and an aggravated break and enter charge; prosecutors allege he was obsessed with and stalked Baird.
Messages exchanged between March 2023 and 2024 focused largely on Baird. Harvell told the court she was trying to support Lamarre-Condon, who was upset that Baird would not commit to a serious relationship; she said she did not know of alleged spying or tracking. In one exchange, after Lamarre-Condon sent Baird an insulting message, Harvell called it “the most satisfying thing” she had read and said it was “worded perfectly”.
- A police friend’s supportive texts were shown at Lamarre-Condon’s trial.
- The messages mostly concerned his relationship with Jesse Baird.
- Lamarre-Condon denies two murder charges and a break and enter charge.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial in NSW Supreme Court charged with two murders and an aggravated break and enter. The case relates to his relationship with Jesse Baird, whom prosecutors allege Lamarre-Condon was obsessed with and stalked.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty. Evidence presented at his trial includes messages between him and Nicole Harvell, a police officer friend, in which Harvell offered him support over his relationship troubles with Baird during 2023 and early 2024.
The messages are significant because they illuminate the nature of Harvell's friendship with Lamarre-Condon and her knowledge of his conduct. Harvell has told the court she was unaware of any alleged stalking or surveillance, though she did provide support to him during this period.
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The case for
This case raises questions about professional judgment and awareness of warning signs. A police officer should recognise concerning behaviour when someone close to them displays emotional distress about an ex-partner's refusal to commit to a relationship, and ought to discourage rather than validate insulting messages directed at the alleged victim. Even without knowledge of more serious allegations, endorsing such conduct represents a failure of professional ethics and basic safeguarding awareness.
The case against
The officer was providing ordinary emotional support to a distressed friend during relationship difficulties, which is a normal human response. Without knowledge of alleged stalking or other harmful conduct, supportive messages during a breakup represent standard friendship, and calling a message 'perfectly worded' is casual sympathy rather than endorsement of harm. Expecting officers to police their friends' relationships or refrain from normal emotional support stretches responsibility beyond what is reasonable or fair.