Crime & Justice
Sydney ex-policeman claims self-defence in trial for double murder of ex-lover and partner
September 22, 2026 at 04:57 AM
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A former Sydney policeman is on trial for murdering his ex-lover and the man's partner, claiming he shot them during a struggle.
- Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to two counts of murder and one of aggravated break and enter.
- Defence barrister John Stratton said Lamarre-Condon, disguised as an Uber Eats rider, shot Baird twice amid a struggle after Baird failed to recognise him.
- Stratton alleged Davies then picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself as Lamarre-Condon pushed the weapon away during a tussle.
- Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield alleged Lamarre-Condon concealed the bodies in surfboard covers and dumped them near Bungonia.