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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: accused double murderer gives evidence in high-profile case

The Guardian World Thursday 05 November 2026, 01:59 UTC By Kat Wong 1 min read
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The 31-year-old former police officer is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in 2024Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLamarre-Condon has accused his former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was an openly gay police officer. “He would say things such as, ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” he told the court.

The 31-year-old former police officer is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in 2024

Lamarre-Condon has accused his former supervisor of making homophobic remarks while he was an openly gay police officer.

“He would say things such as, ‘I used to bash gay people while in Jindabyne’,” he told the court.

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Beau Lamarre-Condon (PERSON) Jesse Baird (PERSON) Luke Davies (PERSON) Sydney (LOCATION) Jindabyne’ (ORG)
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