Overview
- The accused, Beau Lamarre-Condon, says he entered Jesse Baird’s home to retrieve belongings and killed Baird and housemate Luke Davies in self-defence after a mistaken-identity confrontation on February 19, 2024.
- Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC is pressing inconsistencies in Lamarre-Condon’s account, including why he believed no one was home despite seeing an open door and why he remained in an Uber Eats-style helmet and backpack.
- Prosecutors allege an hours-long stakeout, a jealous motive, an execution-style shooting of Baird, and that Davies was shot through a bedroom door to remove a witness.
- Court evidence indicates both men were shot with Lamarre-Condon’s police pistol, a fact that the Crown uses to argue the killings were planned rather than defensive.
- Cross-examination is ongoing and the trial will turn on credibility, motive and timing of events with possible wider questions about an ex-officer’s access to a service weapon and public safety.