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Jesse Baird ‘petrified’ of Beau Lamarre-Condon and kept repeating ‘he has a gun’, court hears

The Guardian World Wednesday 23 September 2026, 02:21 UTC By Kat Wong 1 min read
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Friend sobs in witness box and tells Sydney murder trial Baird was scared to go to the policeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJesse Baird was “petrified” of Beau Lamarre-Condon because he was an armed police officer who could make a false allegation that would ruin his career, a court has heard. Lamarre-Condon has been accused of fatally shooting Sydney couple Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, with a police...

Friend sobs in witness box and tells Sydney murder trial Baird was scared to go to the police

Jesse Baird was “petrified” of Beau Lamarre-Condon because he was an armed police officer who could make a false allegation that would ruin his career, a court has heard.

Lamarre-Condon has been accused of fatally shooting Sydney couple Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, with a police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.

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Jesse Baird (PERSON) Beau Lamarre-Condon (PERSON) Sydney (LOCATION) Baird (PERSON) Australia (LOCATION) Lamarre-Condon (ORG) Luke Davies (PERSON) Paddington (ORG)
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