Voice notes played to jury in Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial

Voice notes in which Beau Lamarre-Condon said he was trying to "get back into a positive mindset" have been played to the jury in his double-murder trial in the New South Wales Supreme Court, The Guardian reported.

Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The trial is before Justice Natalie Adams.

The voice notes were sent to a man Lamarre-Condon had matched with on a dating app in early 2024. In one sent on 20 February, he said he had been sick and had an operation scheduled for the next day. In a voice note sent about midnight on 21 February, he said he had shut down all his social media because he needed a break mentally.

The jury heard evidence that Lamarre-Condon underwent minor surgery on 21 February 2024 and had attended St Vincent's hospital.

Recordings of conversations between Lamarre-Condon and a friend, from mid-2024 and late 2025, have also been played in the trial. A covert recording of a prison meeting between the two was played to the court. In one recording played to the jury, the friend told him "You're so paranoid" and "Calm down."

Muffled audio of a short Triple Zero emergency call, made from inside the house during the alleged killings, was played twice to the jury. A male voice swears almost immediately on the recording.

The jury was also told that Jesse Baird was meant to start a new job on the day he was allegedly killed, according to the Herald Sun.

Lamarre-Condon's defence claims that Baird and Davies were accidentally shot in two separate struggles, and that he acted in self-defence.