Court hears Jesse Baird expressed deep fear of Beau Lamarre-Condon, the police officer accused of killing him and partner Luke Davies.
A witness told Sydney’s murder trial that Jesse Baird repeatedly expressed fear of Beau Lamarre-Condon, an armed police officer accused of killing Baird and his partner Luke Davies in February 2024. The court heard Baird was terrified Lamarre-Condon could fabricate allegations against him.
- ▪Baird, 26, and Davies, 29, were shot dead at Baird’s Paddington home on February 19, 2024, allegedly with a police service weapon
- ▪A friend testified Baird was ‘petrified’ of Lamarre-Condon and kept saying ‘he has a gun’ during their conversations
- ▪Witness broke down in the stand while describing Baird’s fear of the accused officer
- ▪Baird feared Lamarre-Condon’s power as a police officer to make false allegations that could destroy his career
- ▪Lamarre-Condon, an armed officer, stands accused of the fatal shooting of the couple
- ▪The trial centers on events at Baird’s Paddington residence where the shooting occurred
Source: according to media reports
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