Live: Beau Lamarre-Condon answers questions in double murder trial

Beau Lamarre-Condon is continuing to answer questions after close to a week of cross-examination from the Crown.He is accused of murdering his former partner Jesse Baird, and his new boyfriend, Luke Davies, in February 2024.The former police officer has pleaded not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:01amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:01amFamily and domestic violence support services:NSW Domestic Violence Line on 1800 656 463Lifeline on 131 114Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491Mensline on 1300 789 978Full Stop Australia on 1800 385 578Emergency services on Triple Zero (000) if you need immediate careFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:35amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:35amCafe date in suburb where Baird lives"You were thinking about murdering Jesse Baird this weekend," Hatfield asks about January 16, 2024."I've never thought about murder Jesse, no," Lamarre-Condon replies.He's talking about a date that weekend where he suggests Balmain or Paddington.Baird lived in Paddington.Hatfield put to him that he was in Baird's suburb in a hired car.The accused replies that Baird was "nowhere near" him on that day."I didn't know it at the time, I didn't go there for [Baird]," he tells court.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:31amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:31amFake name on Signal contacting friend whose family had farmOn this call log, he calls a man whose family farm the bodies were taken to.He says he called him because he thought he might have been blocked on Instagram, and also wanted to catch up in a "normal conversation".He says he tried contacting the man via Signal, but didn't receive a reply."Were you contacting [him] pretending to be someone else," Hatfield asks."No, I wasn't pretending to be someone else. But the name on Signal was 'Bob'."The accused denies he was calling him to ask about the farm.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:29amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:29amPhone call log from second phoneWe're looking at a call record from Lamarre-Condon's "burner phone".This log is from January 16, 2024.Lamarre-Condon says it's a "second phone, I wouldn't call it a burner phone" then says it's just a "sim card".He says he couldn't use his main phone because the Signal app isn't fully encrypted.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:27amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:27am'Burner phone' used on long weekendThe accused hired a vehicle over the January long weekend in 2023."I was getting my rims of my Tesla resprayed and some of my wrapping done," he tells court.He spent a couple days with a male friend, and went to a cafe with another man, and visited the Northern Beaches.Hatfield says he was using a "burner phone" that weekend.He replies he used it for encrypted app Signal to contact colleagues, and to call another man who he says had blocked him on Instagram."It was never [used] near Jesse Baird, ever," Lamarre-Condon says.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:24amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:24amLamarre-Condon blocked Luke DaviesOn the January long weekend, Lamarre-Condon says he went to the Royal National Park with a male friend."I have never been aware of any relationship Jesse had ... after the 19th.""I hadn't seen anything on social media" and wasn't looking him up, he says.Hatfield asks why he blocked Luke Davies on Instagram."I just blocked ... I even blocked Jesse's family members, I didn't want any of that."Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:21amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:21amMiranda Police Station bulletsHatfied asks if he was thinking about or had stolen bullets when he was asking Harvell about another officer taking a shell casing.The accused says he doesn't know if he took it before or after the conversation.He says he saw them at Miranda Police Station, took them, and it was for the "intention of suicide".He denies he took these bullets from a police training day, as suggested by Hatfield.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:16amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:16amDiscussion of stolen shell casingThe accused's colleague and friend, Nicole Harvell, has previously told court the accused referenced "boxes and boxes" of these non-operational rounds that "weren't counted"."I don't remember having that part of the conversation," Lamarre-Condon says in court.He says he disagrees he was talking about rounds, and not shell casings, which also weren't counted.This other officer reportedly took a shell casing to frame, and pocketed it."Did you raise the matter a few times with her ... that junior constable getting away with stealing it [the shell casing]," Hatfield asks.He replies he talked about it once with her.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:12amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:12amQuestions about police bullets Lamarre-Condon stoleHatfield is asking about stolen bullets from Miranda Police Station.Lamarre-Condon says he can't recall when he took the "non-operational rounds", but it could have been "some point in January"."I just know it was before the first of February."He says on January 21, 2023 he discussed hearing of an officer taking a shell casing to "frame".Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:10amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:10amNew sim card order month before alleged murdersWe're looking at an invoice for amaysim, for a sim card order the accused bought in January 15, 2023.He says he ordered it online and it came via express post."I wasn't specifically in a rush to get it ... it had nothing to do with Jesse Baird," he says.He tells court he was collating statements from serving officers about "bullying from a certain sergeant"."I was wanting to go compile all these statements and go to the media."Using his phone and being found out would make him a "target" he says."I was very, very worried and concerned ... [about] speaking publicly," he says, and it "coming back to me".Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:06amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:06amData retrieval technology questionTo kickstart the morning, Hatfield has begun asking Lamarre-Condon about asking questions about technology called Cellbrite in January 2023.Cellbrite programs are used to retrieve data from devices.The accused says he was enquiring because he was working towards a senior position in the police force, which involved tracking drug dealers' phones.Lamarre-Condon says he asked about Snapchat data specifically because parents had asked him about it in relation to their kids.Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:01amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:01amWhat Lamarre-Condon said in court yesterdayMissed out on Thursday's cross-examination?Sydney reporter Phoebe Pin has got you covered. Catch-up here:Fri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:01amFri 13 Nov 2026 at 10:01amGood morningWelcome to today's coverage.We're back in the NSW Supreme Court listening to Beau Lamarre-Condon giving evidence.He's being questioned by Brett Hatfield SC, the Crown prosecutor, as part of ongoing cross-examination.Prosecutor Brett Hatfield (right), who is often referred to as Mr Crown in court, arriving on Thursday. (ABC News: Abbey Haberech)