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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.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live as it happened: Former NSW Police officer, alleged double murderer’s cross-examination continues; grilled by Crown over texts to Jesse Baird

The accused killer faces further cross-examination in his criminal trial in Sydney on Friday.

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ABC Australia broke the news in Ultimo, Australia on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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