Beau Lamarre-Condon Told Friend He Was Not Self-Aware in Prison Recording

A secret audio recording of a prison visit between Beau Lamarre-Condon and a friend was played to a jury in Sydney on Monday. The 31-year-old police officer is accused of killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Baird’s home in Paddington on February 19, 2024. Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The friend, whose name has been suppressed by the court, first testified on Friday before returning to the witness stand on Monday to play the tape for the jury.

In the recording, Lamarre-Condon stated, “I fully take accountability that you’re involved because of me now.” He described the shooting as an “out-of-body experience” and later attempted to describe the incident as a joke. The friend told the court that Lamarre-Condon had put him in a difficult position and expressed frustration that the accused had called him dumb. Lamarre-Condon responded, “You’re not dumb OK,” and added that the friend was “not self aware in the way that I am.”

The accused disputed the friend’s account to police, claiming the friend lied about him saying he killed Davies to eliminate a witness. Lamarre-Condon told his friend that he acted in self-defense instead. The friend replied, “Don’t you dare switch up.” Lamarre-Condon also argued that entering Baird’s home was not a break and enter because Baird had a key cut for him. He conceded it was trespass but said it was normal to return to a former partner’s home to collect belongings. He explained that he did not knock to avoid being hit with an apprehended violence order, though he called out hello after walking in.

Lamarre-Condon said on the tape that if he had planned the shooting, he would have been “cool, calm, collected.” He claimed he would have had “cleaning ready to go” and would not have used a police firearm. He added that he could have obtained another gun for $10,000. The friend was heard threatening to leave several times during the conversation, stating, “What you’re telling me mightn’t be the truth.”

The recording also captured Lamarre-Condon discussing a trip to Royal National Park in early 2024, where he fired his gun to test its volume. He said he planned to return to the location to take his own life due to suicidality stemming from work trauma. The trial is currently before Justice Natalie Adams and is ongoing.