Beau Lamarre-Condon tells jury he wanted to report deaths but friend encouraged him to dispose of bodies

Guardian World27 October 2026, 02:18 UTCAustralia

NSW police officer accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies tells court he wanted to do ‘right thing’ by their familiesFollow our Australian politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon has accused a friend of encouraging him to dispose of the bodies of two men “straight away” despite him wanting to report the deaths to police, according to his first statement to his double murder trial.Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Pad

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