Former police officer accused of shooting dead Jesse Baird and Luke Davies apologised to friend, acknowledging ‘you’re involved because of me’ Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A covert recording captured Beau Lamarre-Condon telling a friend during a meeting in prison in December last year, “I fully take accountability that you’re involved because of me now,” a Sydney court has heard. Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...
Covert recording of prison meeting between Beau Lamarre-Condon and friend played to double murder trial
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