Prison Audio Shows Officer's Admission

A hidden audio recording played to a Sydney jury on Monday contains Beau Lamarre-Condon telling a friend, I fully take accountability that you're involved because of me now. The statement was made during a prison visit in December 2025, roughly ten months after the 31-year-old police officer was arrested for the double homicide in February 2024.

Lamarre-Condon is charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The alleged victims are Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, both killed in Baird's Paddington home on February 19, 2024, using Lamarre-Condon's service weapon.

The friend, whose identity is being suppressed, testified on Friday that Lamarre-Condon initially described the killings as an out-of-body experience. He later appeared to treat the admission as a joke, the witness told the New South Wales Supreme Court. On Monday, the friend returned to the witness stand to play a recording made with police authorization during their private meeting in jail.

At the start of the audio, Lamarre-Condon asked the friend to turn around to check for a wire. The friend replied, You're so paranoid. Calm down. The conversation quickly turned to the difficulty the friend faced in managing the situation after being involved.

Lamarre-Condon apologized in the recording. He stated, I fully take accountability that you're involved because of me now. The friend noted that he was upset because Lamarre-Condon had called him dumb. Lamarre-Condon responded, You're not dumb OK, before adding that the friend lacked the self-awareness he possessed.

The accused disputed details in his friend's police statement during the recording. He accused the friend of lying about so much shit regarding the motive. Lamarre-Condon claimed he acted in self-defense, rejecting the recollection that he shot Davies to eliminate a witness. The friend retorted, Don't you dare switch up.

Regarding the entry into the terrace, Lamarre-Condon argued it was not a break and enter because Baird had cut a key for him. He admitted to trespassing but said it was normal to return to a former partner's home to retrieve belongings. He explained he did not knock because he wanted to avoid an apprehended violence order, though he called out hello upon entering.

Lamarre-Condon used the recording to argue against premeditation. He said, If I had planned to do this mate, I'd be cool, calm, collected. He claimed he would have had cleaning supplies ready and would not have used a police firearm. He added, I can get [another gun] for $10,000, I could have done all these things.

The officer told his friend that in early 2024, before the murders, he took the friend to Royal National Park to test the loudness of his gunshots. He said he planned to return to the park to end his own life. Lamarre-Condon stated he was suffering from suicidality due to work trauma. The friend threatened to leave the conversation multiple times, asking, What you're telling me mightn't be the truth.

The trial continues before Justice Natalie Adams.