Court hears Jesse Baird was afraid of Beau Lamarre-Condon
A friend told a Sydney murder trial that Jesse Baird was “petrified” of Beau Lamarre-Condon and repeated that Lamarre-Condon had a gun. Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Baird and Luke Davies with a police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. The allegations are before the court.
A friend told a Sydney murder trial that Jesse Baird was “petrified” of Beau Lamarre-Condon and was scared to go to police, the court heard.
The friend said Baird feared Lamarre-Condon because he was an armed police officer who could make a false allegation that would ruin Baird’s career, according to the report.
Lamarre-Condon has been accused of fatally shooting Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, with a police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.
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