Friend tells jury Lamarre-Condon told him in early 2024 ‘I shot the first one through the head and the second one through the door’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly confessed to killing two men, telling his friend it was an “out-of-body experience”, before attempting to play it off as a joke, a court has been told. 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...
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