Sydney court shown video of murder accused buying a cover — ABC News Australia

In Sydney, Australia, jurors in the case of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon were shown surveillance footage of him buying a surfboard bag on February 17, 2024. This occurred two days before the alleged double murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Prosecutors allege that Lamarre-Condon planned to use the bag to dispose of Baird’s body, with whom he had previously been in a relationship.

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and a charge of aggravated break and enter. According to ABC News Australia, proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales are in their first week.

Store footage

In footage from February 17, 2024, Lamarre-Condon and a friend are looking at board bags in a sports store. In one recording, he is holding a bag next to his friend. Prosecutor Brett Hatfield previously told jurors that the friend is expected to testify that the accused asked whether he would fit inside the bag. According to the prosecutor, after being told “probably not,” Lamarre-Condon allegedly chose another bag that he believed would be large enough.

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Jurors were also shown other compilations of surveillance footage: the accused’s arrival at and departure from Balmain police station, his trips in a Tesla, and stops at ATMs. The court also viewed footage of Baird and Davies at the Beresford venue in Surry Hills on February 18, 2024.

Positions of the parties

The prosecution alleges that on February 19, 2024, Lamarre-Condon allegedly shot Baird and Davies with his service pistol at Baird’s home in the Paddington area of eastern Sydney. The prosecution also claims that Davies was allegedly killed to eliminate him as a witness to Baird’s alleged murder.

According to the prosecution’s case, after the alleged shooting, Lamarre-Condon bought a second board bag, allegedly cleaned the crime scene, and transported the men’s bodies in a rented van. The bodies were eventually found in a rural area south of Sydney. The defence told jurors it would argue self-defence: according to its account, both men died during two separate confrontations involving the service pistol. The trial is expected to last about three months.