Beau Lamarre-Condon has admitted during court proceedings that he threw Jesse Baird's mobile phone off Tom Uglys Bridge near the Sutherland Shire in Sydney after allegedly murdering him.
The former police officer was questioned by prosecutors over a series of messages exchanged with Baird following their breakup in November 2022. In one Instagram post, a friend relayed to Baird that Lamarre-Condon had been told he had a 'cancerous tumour' growing in his left shoulder joint or ligament area — a claim Lamarre-Condon made under oath but later denied as accurate.
Medical Claims and Discrepancies
Lamarre-Condon testified he saw a naturopath at Bondi Junction between October and November 2022. He said the practitioner believed the lump was a form of sporadic cancer and warned it could lead to amputation if untreated. When asked by Crown Prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC to name her, Lamarre-Condon stated he did not know her identity and only met her once.
The former officer claimed she advised him to get a biopsy from Westmead Hospital — an assertion contradicted by his own admission that he never followed through on this recommendation instead opting for alternative treatments such as taxanes, vincristine tablets, and cannabis oil sourced online.
Relationship Allegations
Lamarre-Condon admitted posting a photo of flowers on Instagram in November 2022 with the caption: 'When he’s in Melbourne but still sends you these,' implying Baird had sent it. The post was set to appear only to one man — the person Baird was reportedly seeing at the time.
The former officer stated he posted the image to test whether that individual would respond indicating they were in a relationship with Baird. When Baird questioned this, Lamarre-Condon replied: 'I’m confused why you’re asking me about that.' He later ordered an identical bouquet from the same florist and shared a photo of his mother holding it with Baird, claiming it was for her as part of a fabricated story.
Use of Baird’s Phone
Lamarre-Condon admitted using Baird's phone days after their breakup, blocking messages sent by the man Baird was seeing and deleting conversations between himself and Baird. In court he acknowledged these actions were wrong but stated they occurred due to emotional distress over perceived rejection.
The crown prosecutor accused Lamarre-Condon of gaslighting — portraying himself as victimized while fabricating narratives about the relationship. The former officer conceded: 'Yes, all these messages are a lie.' He also agreed that his unrequited feelings had turned into obsession and that he had wronged Baird in multiple ways.
Alleged Murder and Evidence Destruction
Lamarre-Condon testified that after allegedly shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with a police-issued firearm at their Paddington home on February 19, 2024, he discarded Baird’s phone over Tom Uglys Bridge to prevent it from being used as evidence against him.
Crown Prosecutor Brett Hatfield directly questioned whether this act was intended to destroy incriminating material. Lamarre-Condon confirmed: 'I didn’t want any evidence of Jesse's phone to be on me … I did throw it off the bridge.' He admitted under cross-examination that doing so was an attempt to eliminate potential proof linking him to the incident.
As of this reporting, Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break-and-enter. The trial continues in the New South Wales Supreme Court.