# Accused officer allegedly confessed to killings

> A friend tells court that Beau Lamarre-Condon said he had killed two men and asked for help cleaning up, then tried to pass it off as a joke.
- Title: Accused officer allegedly confessed to killings · the Guardian
- Summary: A friend tells court that Beau Lamarre-Condon said he had killed two men and asked for help cleaning up, then tried to pass it off as a joke. A friend…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/23/beau-lamarre-condon-allegedly-confessed-to-friend-murder-trial-court-ntwnfb
- Published: 2026-10-23T01:46:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: beau lamarre-condon, jesse baird, luke davies, murder trial, new south wales, police officer, paddington, news, world
## Officer accused of double murder
Beau Lamarre-Condon, thirty-one, is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird's Paddington home on February nineteenth, twenty twenty-four.
## Friend says officer confessed same day
Lamarre-Condon arrived at his friend's workplace on the day of the killings and said I've killed people. When asked how, he said with a gun and made a gesture indicating a firearm.

> I've killed people
## Details of the alleged shootings
Lamarre-Condon allegedly told his friend: I shot the first one through the head and the second one through the door.He said the second person wasn't meant to be shot but he couldn't leave any witnesses.

> I shot the first one through the head and the second one through the door
## Officer asked friend to help clean up
Lamarre-Condon asked his friend to leave work to help clean up his mess, noting the bodies were heavy and he needed to buy a new door.
## Officer then claimed it was a joke
Lamarre-Condon later messaged his friend asking I should get an Oscar, hey?and went on video call saying got you.

> OK it is real but I just didn't want you to tell anyone
## Friend describes officer testing firearm
Months earlier, while overseas, Lamarre-Condon told his friend he needed to find a spot to purchase a silencer.

> I need to find a spot … to purchase a silencer
## Defence claims self-defence and panic
The defence team claims Baird and Davies were accidentally shot when Lamarre-Condon acted in self-defence. He then panicked considerably, cleaning up the scene and disposing of the bodies, defence lawyer John Stratton SC said.
## Trial continues before Justice Adams
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues in the New South Wales supreme court.
## Key takeaway

A friend testified that Beau Lamarre-Condon confessed to shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies on February nineteenth, twenty twenty-four, then claimed he was joking before admitting it was real.