Beau Lamarre-Condon enlisted mother to cover up lie, court heard
Beau Lamarre-Condon, an accused Sydney killer, enlisted his mother to help cover up a lie regarding flowers meant to ward off love rivals to his ex-partner Jesse Baird, the NSW Supreme Court heard on October 6, 2026, 1News reported. The 31-year-old former senior constable is standing trial alongside allegations involving the February 2024 murders of Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies.
The trial proceedings opened a window into the unraveling personal dynamic preceding the fatal shootings in Sydney’s eastern suburb of Paddington. According to evidence tendered to the court, the sequence of events began months before the killings when the accused manufactured an illusion of a new romance to deter others from approaching Baird.
Lamarre-Condon Used Fake Flowers to Deceive Baird
Acting Sergeant Nicole Harvell testified that Lamarre-Condon confided in her about posting a generic photo of a bouquet found online, 1News reported. The post, shared on Instagram while Baird was in Melbourne in November 2023, carried the caption, “When he’s in Melbourne but still sends you these,” alongside a heart-eyes emoji. Harvell described the defendant as going into “damage control” after Baird discovered the image was fake. Lamarre-Condon spent AU$160 to have a florist replicate the exact arrangement.
The report detailed how the accused then asked his mother, Coleen Lamarre—herself a police officer—to pose with the fresh bouquet. The arrangement included a handwritten note intended to make it appear as though the flowers came from her partner in Melbourne. Harvell told the jury that the accused initially tried sticking to the fabrication before attempting to contact Baird directly, only to find himself blocked. Mr Baird blocked him. She told the court today that she believed Mr Baird was “playing games a bit, playing with the accused’s mind and heart”. “That caused the accused to get upset and do the things he did with the phone and the flowers,” she said. Harvell said. He just called me and told me he made a mistake and put this photo up to try and get these other guys to back off,
she said. One of these other guys saw it, took a screenshot, [and] sent it to Jesse.
Prosecution Alleges Lamarre-Condon Shot Luke Davies
The prosecution’s timeline shifted from personal disputes to the events of February 19, 2024. However, the unexpected presence and actions of Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies altered the course of events. The prosecution alleges that Lamarre-Condon shot Davies, who was 29, through a door after Davies made a triple-zero emergency call.
Muffled audio of that emergency call was played to the jury. An operator could be heard noting a disconnected call with no active request before hearing a male voice yell an obscenity. Lamarre-Condon’s barrister stated that his client made the call following a struggle with Baird in self-defence, but that the call was cut short by a second violent confrontation involving Davies.
CCTV and GPS Track Van Used to Move Bodies
Following the killings, the former police officer adapted his logistics to accommodate two bodies, the Crown alleges. CCTV footage from February 19, 2024, showed Lamarre-Condon arriving on foot at a rental depot at approximately 9 pm, twelve hours after the deaths, and driving away in a Toyota Hiace van. Forensic officers later discovered significant blood staining inside the vehicle. GPS data tracked the van to the rear roller door of Baird’s Paddington sharehouse at 11 pm, where it remained for 22 minutes.
The bodies of Baird and Davies were placed in surfboard bags and left in the courtyard overnight. Housemates subsequently discovered red liquid leaking from one of the bags. While the prosecution contends that purchasing a second surfboard bag and cleaning the premises demonstrated calculated steps to conceal the crimes, the defence argues that these actions reflected panic rather than premediated murderous intent.
The trial continues on Wednesday before the 15-person jury in the NSW Supreme Court.