Live: Beau Lamarre-Condon denies making fake Jesse Baird email and Grindr accounts

Beau Lamarre-Condon is giving evidence for a fifth day in his double murder trial in the NSW Supreme Court.He is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in February 2024 and has pleaded not guilty.Follow our live coverage here.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:01amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:01amFamily and domestic violence support services:NSW Domestic Violence Line on 1800 656 463Lifeline on 131 114Suicide Call Back Serviceon 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 careWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:33amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:33amTexts asking for 'words of wisdom' discussedThe accused has read an exchange he had with a friend on August 17, 2023."All I can see is that I asked her for her words of wisdom," Lamarre-Condon says, but is unable to say if he was talking about Baird.The friend replies he should start "trusting yourself more"."I can't confirm if this was about Jesse or not, it's not clear," Lamarre-Condon tells court today.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:31amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:31amLamarre-Condon denies using key Baird 'didn't know he had'The prosecutor is suggesting the accused had "no reason" to leave anything at Baird's, because the latter was going on an interstate trip.Lamarre-Condon says they had made plans to meet up."There was no invitation from Mr Baird to come over at all, was there?" Hatfield asks."There was," he replies.The prosecutor suggests it was a complete fabrication, and the accused used a key Baird "didn't know he had" to go into the share house and access his phone."That's incorrect," Lamarre-Condon replies.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:29amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:29amAccused denies making fake email for BairdHatfield asks if he made a "fake Hotmail account" for Leeroy to use on Grindr."I don't recall making one up," Lamarre-Condon replies."I believe I've seen it [the email] on social media".He says he "didn't" make an email address on behalf of Baird.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:28amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:28amEmail to check if Grindr account activeThe accused says he got an email address for a man seeing Baird, Leeroy, to see if he had an active account on hook-up app, Grindr."[I was] checking an account for [Leeroy], not making an account," he says."I didn't make an account and operate it as him."A screenshot of his iPhone obtained to police has been shown to the accused.He says it only shows "attempting to create an account, it's not actually created".He says he can't confirm if it's "100 per cent" Leeroy's email, and says it's something he found on social media.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:26amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:26amLamarre-Condon says he didn't make a Grindr account for BairdThe prosecutor asks if Lamarre-Condon made "fake Grindr accounts" of Baird, as a female friend has testified.He says he did not, and didn't tell the friend he did so."You trusted her, didn't you?" Hatfield asks."No, I wouldn't say I trusted her, she was a general friend," Lamarre-Condon says, but agrees he did tell her about things.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:23amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:23amDisagreement over stalking allegationHatfield has put to the accused that he only slept over twice: during Easter and for a dinner.Lamarre-Condon has disagreed."Watching him through the window having sex wasn't connected with getting property back, was it?" Hatfield says."Firstly I wasn't watching him having sex," he replies.He disagrees with the suggestion he wasn't getting his stuff back, and that he was stalking Baird.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:21amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:21amCourt's in sessionThe jury have taken their seats and Lamarre-Condon is in the witness box.Hatfield is asking the accused to recall evidence about going to Baird's home and seeing him having sex with another man."Seeing Mr Baird through the window, is that something that happened in fact on two occasions," the prosecutor asks."No it was not," he replies.He denies sending a disappearing message on Signal a photo of Baird through his window.The accused agrees he went back to Baird's to try and get clothing left around April 14, 2023 "around the time we went to the escape room"."I was going to stay at his place for a couple days, but I left during the night."He says he had packed clothes for the weekend.Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:16amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:16amTimeline recapBaird and Lamarre-Condon met in October 2022It started out casual, but became more romantic towards the end of the yearLamarre-Condon says he was hanging out with Baird regularly in the new yearIn March 2023, Baird and Lamarre-Condon went to a farm, and the accused says he went through Baird's phoneThe next month, he admits to going through Baird's phone again and seeing messages from a man in the Gold Coast on InstagramThey break up for the first time in April 2023Baird and Lamarre-Condon aren't speaking in early May, but are friendly again by the middle of the monthLamarre-Condon says he took Baird's phone and wallet from his room in August 2023In November 2023 they break up again over an Instagram post Lamarre-Condon posted of flowers, insinuating they were from BairdHe says the last time he saw Baird was on November 18, 2023The accused says he had begun dating another man by January 2024 He had gone to Bali with a male friend, where he investigated getting a gun and silencer. He returned to Australia on January 7, 2024Early February 2024, he says he tested a firearm in a national park with the intention to kill himselfHe remembers an expensive ring is at Baird's, and makes a plan to retrieve it and other belongings on February 19, 2024Lamarre-Condon enters the Paddington terrace on this date with a helmet and food delivery driver attire, when Baird and Davies are allegedly murderedWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:16amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:16amWhat the accused said on TuesdayMissed out on our court coverage yesterday?Sydney reporter Phoebe Pin recapped what Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC asked Lamarre-Condon while in the witness box.You can read more here:Wed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:16amWed 11 Nov 2026 at 10:16amWelcome to our live coverageGood morning. We're back reporting live on the Beau Lamarre-Condon trial.The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. His team is arguing both deaths were self-defence.This is the fifth day we've heard from the accused, and just over a third that he's been cross-examined.A big focus of the Crown prosecution's attention has been text messages and social media DMs Lamarre-Condon sent before the alleged murders.