Lamarre-Condon tells court he never planned to murder anyone

Beau Lamarre-Condon has told the New South Wales Supreme Court that it was never a plan to murder anybody, as his trial on two counts of murder moved into cross-examination, the questioning of a witness by the opposing side.

He 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 both murder charges and to one charge of aggravated break and enter, a serious form of unlawful entry. The trial is being heard before Justice Natalie Adams.

Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, who presents the case for the state, suggested during cross-examination that Lamarre-Condon was planning to murder Baird. Lamarre-Condon rejected that suggestion. He told the court that if he wanted to plan a murder, he would use two stolen vehicles and a gun not linked to him. He also said a person would not bring a vehicle linked to their mother to a killing.

Lamarre-Condon was questioned about driving his mother to pick up a hire car registered in her name on the evening before the alleged murders.

The court also heard about a mobile phone SIM card. Lamarre-Condon bought one under the name Bob Ballard on 15 January 2024. He told the jury the card had nothing to do with Jesse Baird. He said he obtained it to compile statements about bullying from a certain sergeant, which he intended to take to the media.