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Ex‑Officer Faces Trial Over Alleged Planned Paddington Double Murder

Jurors are being shown CCTV, audio and witness evidence the Crown says proves planning and stalking while the defence says the killings were separate struggles claimed as self‑defence.

Overview

  • The trial in the NSW Supreme Court is in its opening weeks and sees former senior constable Beau Lamarre‑Condon charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter over deaths in February 2024.
  • Prosecutors have played CCTV showing him buying a large surfboard bag days before the killings and footage of him disguised as a delivery rider on the morning the men died, and they tendered neighbour audio of three gunshots.
  • The Crown alleges a planned attack involving disguise, body‑disposal preparations and use of a hire van, supported by thousands of hours of CCTV and iCloud material from more than 200 locations.
  • The defence says Lamarre‑Condon went to retrieve belongings, that the gun fired during two separate struggles and that one victim accidentally shot himself, and it frames other allegations such as the asserted break‑in as disputed.
  • Witnesses have described stalking, alleged phone tampering and that victim Jesse Baird was 'petrified' and afraid to report an on‑duty officer, a set of claims that highlights questions about police access, victim reporting and the role of digital evidence in prosecution.