Accused pleads not guilty

Beau Lamarre-Condon, thirty-one, has pleaded not guilty to murdering TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies on nineteen February two thousand twenty-four in Paddington, Sydney.

Months of obsessive behaviour

A childhood friend told the New South Wales supreme court that Lamarre-Condon had become infatuated with Baird. The two had been seeing each other in two thousand twenty-three but broke up twice.

Sabotaged Baird's car

During a breakup, Lamarre-Condon told his friend he had put water in Baird's fuel tank, causing it to break down while Baird was driving to Victoria with his sister. He laughed about ruining the trip.

Asked for gun silencer

Before the alleged murders, Lamarre-Condon asked his friend if she knew where to get a gun silencer.When she asked why, he said it was just to scare someone.She asked if he had a gun.

“Yes, but I need a silencer.”

Broke into Baird's home

Lamarre-Condon told his friend he had a copy of Baird's spare key cut. He entered while Baird slept, took his phone, deleted contacts, turned off alarms and enabled location tracking on Snapchat.

Second break-in attempt

Lamarre-Condon allegedly broke in again and tried to take Baird's phone charger. Baird woke and chased him down the street. Lamarre-Condon told his friend he grabbed Baird's wallet to make it look like a robbery.

Photographed through window

Lamarre-Condon sent his friend photos through Baird's window showing him having intercourse with another man. The friend told the court: The accused was creeping out the front window taking photos.

“The accused was creeping out the front window taking photos.”

Hospital visit after deaths

On twenty-one February two thousand twenty-four, two days after Baird and Davies were killed, Lamarre-Condon attended St Vincent's hospital in Sydney for surgery at seven thirty am. He was discharged two hours later.

Cleaning and body disposal

CCTV footage showed Lamarre-Condon going between Baird's home and Bunnings Alexandria to buy cleaning equipment the day after the alleged murders. Later that afternoon he drove to Bungonia, where the bodies were eventually found.

Defence claims self-defence

The defence argues Baird and Davies were accidentally shot during separate struggles with Lamarre-Condon who was acting in self-defence. He cleaned up and disposed of the bodies because he panicked considerably, the defence lawyer said.