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'Not a good plan': killer cop lashed in court by prosecution
The prosecution says the cancer claim was a lie used to manipulate Jesse Baird as jurors hear evidence about deleted messages and destroyed phone evidence.
On Friday, Beau Lamarre-Condon testified in his murder trial, denying he planned the February 2024 killings of television presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, maintaining his actions were not premeditated.
Prosecutors grilled Lamarre-Condon on a message spanning more than 1600 words sent in November 2023 claiming he had a cancerous tumour, while the accused admitted to 'gaslighting' Baird by falsely implying the presenter sent him flowers.
Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield questioned the accused about a SIM card purchased under the name Bob Ballard in January 2024, which the Crown alleges was a burner phone used to contact a man Lamarre-Condon suspected was dating Baird.
Rejecting claims his unrequited love turned into obsession, Lamarre-Condon told the jury, 'I was 100 per cent not planning the murder of Jesse Baird,' insisting he never intended to harm the former TV presenter.
The accused has spent a week in the witness box, with his cross-examination set to resume on Monday, November 16, as Lamarre-Condon continues to plead not guilty and argue the men died during struggles over his police-issued pistol.