Condon confessed to shooting and asked friend to help clean 'mess', trial hears
A murder trial in Australia has heard testimony that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon confessed to shooting two men. The defendant has pleaded not guilty, citing self-defence in the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Why it matters
The case is high-profile due to the defendant's former status as a police officer and the nature of the alleged domestic violence-related crimes.
Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one of aggravated break and enter. ( Supplied: NSW Supreme Court )
A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a court the accused told him he had "killed people".
The witness said the defendant also made a gun gesture with his hand and said "Pew pew" when asked how he killed them.
Mr Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in 2024.
Link copied Share Share article Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon made a "pew pew" sound when he told a friend he had shot two people, asked for help cleaning up his "mess" and joked he did not realise bodies would be heavy, a jury has heard.
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