Beau Lamarre-Condon pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic-violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter in connection with the deaths of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29. The two men were last seen at a pre-Mardi-Gras party and their bodies were discovered eight days after they disappeared. The defendant changed lawyers twice, producing an 18-month delay before pleas were entered. The matter has been committed for trial at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney. Organisers asked NSW police not to march in the 2024 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to allow the LGBTQ+ community space to grieve.
A former New South Wales police officer has denied murdering a gay couple in Sydney. Beau Lamarre-Condon appeared in court on Tuesday (26 August), where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic-violence-related murder and one of aggravated break and enter. He is accused of shooting TV presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and 29-year-old flight attendant Luke Davies in a suburb of Sydney in February last year.
The men's bodies were found eight days after they disappeared, having last been seen at a pre-Mardi-Gras party. Lamarre-Condon's pleas follow an 18-month delay after he changed lawyers twice. The case has been committed for trial at the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney. Speaking outside court, his lawyer, Ben Archbold, said: "You'll probably appreciate, there are always more sides to every story and we'll have an opportunity to tell ours in the fullness of time and the appropriate forum."
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