Beaumont Lamarre-Condon: Trial of policeman accused of double homicide begins in Sydney

On the day of the alleged murders, Lamarre-Condon had set his alarm for 04.30 native time, Hatfield claimed, and despatched a textual content to a buddy which learn: “I’ll attempt to name you tonight and replace you… there isn’t any signal I’m doing it”.

Lamarre-Condon then switched to a burner telephone, picked up a rental automobile and waited outdoors Baird’s residence for 3 hours dressed as an Uber driver, the prosecution alleged. He had beforehand purchased a surfboard bag to eliminate Baird’s physique, Hatfield stated.

After getting into Baird’s residence with a key he had beforehand obtained, Lamarre-Condon shot Baird within the kitchen after which killed Davies within the bed room as he was attempting to name emergency companies for assist, the courtroom was informed.

Hatfield stated that the accused had deliberate Baird’s homicide, and killed Davies in order to “remove him as a witness”.

In the hours and days after the alleged killings, Lamarre-Condon tried to cowl up the homicide, Hatfield stated, together with sending messages from Baird’s cell phone.

The aggravated break and enter cost that Lamarre-Condon is going through refers to an incident in August 2023 the place it is alleged he broke into Baird’s residence and stole his telephone and pockets.

Hatfield additionally informed the courtroom that Lamarre-Condon had earlier supplied to plead responsible to a single cost of manslaughter regarding Baird’s loss of life however this was rejected.

Police have been first alerted to the alleged murders after bloodied objects belonging to Baird and Davies have been present in a bin in Sydney’s south.

Later that week, Lamarre-Condon handed himself in to a police station and was charged.

Eight days after the alleged killings came about, authorities discovered the couple’s our bodies.

Lamarre-Condon was sacked by New South Wales Police within the weeks after he was charged with the alleged murders.

Before the opening deal with on Monday, a 15-member jury was chosen, with the choose, Justice Natalie Adams, explaining that three further folks have been chosen – a jury is often made up of 12 folks – as a contingency for illness and different unexpected circumstances.