Accused killer police officer pleads not guilty to twin murders
The sacked senior constable will fight accusations he killed two men before bundling their bodies into surf bags.
Former police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon will fight accusations he murdered two men with his service weapon, his lawyer says.
Lamarre-Condon will plead not guilty to two counts of murder over the deaths of flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, and TV presenter Jesse Baird, 26, in February 2024.
He is accused of shooting the couple at Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney’s east, before bundling their bodies in surfboard bags and dumping them at a rural property.
They were found after Lamarre-Condon, 29, handed himself in.
On Tuesday, the former police officer’s lawyer indicated he would plead not guilty to the murder charges at the Downing Centre Local Court and his matter will proceed to trial.
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Lamarre-Condon’s lawyer Benjamin Archbold, his third legal representative in the matter, told the court of the pleas.
The former officer, who remains in custody, was initially not on an audiovisual link when Archbold appeared on his behalf.
Lamarre Condon’s mother was in court on Tuesday.
The matter was listed for the NSW Supreme Court on October 3.
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Luke Davies (left) and Jesse Baird. Photo: AAP
Lamarre-Condon faces two counts of domestic violence-related murder and aggravated break and enter.
NSW Police allege the attack was premeditated and followed a months-long campaign of “predatory behaviour” targeting Baird.
Lamarre-Condon briefly dated Baird, a TV presenter, before Baird began a relationship with Davies.
Police allege the former senior constable used his service weapon to shoot the couple before attempting to dispose of their bodies.
Lamarre-Condon joined NSW Police in 2019 and previously ran a celebrity blog, posing in photos with dozens of A-listers including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles.
NSW Police sacked him in March 2024.
The case was littered with delays before the not guilty pleas were entered.
Crown prosecutor Brendan Donnelly had previously opposed further delays in the matter because Lamarre-Condon has had “plenty of opportunity” to enter pleas.
The charges against him were certified in July 2024.
-with AAP
