Beau Lamarre-Condon tells trial that chainsaw he bought was not for bodies
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is on trial for the murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. During cross-examination, he denied intending to use a chainsaw to dispose of the victims' bodies.
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shares Share article Beau Lamarre-Condon says what he did after two men were fatally shot was wrong but denies wanting to use a chainsaw to dispose of their bodies.
The 31-year-old former senior constable wrapped up a heated cross-examination during his seventh day in a NSW Supreme Court witness box on Friday.
A court sketch of Beau Lamarre-Condon drawing a bullet hole while giving evidence. AAP Image/Rocco Fazzari
He was grilled about what happened after his estranged lover Jesse Baird and the TV presenter's partner Luke Davies were shot with his police-issue pistol at a Sydney terrace in February 2024.
He has pleaded not guilty to the fledgling couple's murder.
Lamarre-Condon was questioned about his movements after the two men were killed, including putting their bodies into surfboard bags and loading them onto his van.
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