Beau Lamarre-Condon: Cops reveal details of the alleged case against celeb chaser accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
- Beau Lamarre-Condon is said to have killed a couple with three bullets
- Reportedly stole bullets from the shooting range to replace them
- The gun was returned to the Miranda Police Department, detectives allege
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Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly fired three rounds from his police-issue Glock pistol to kill Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, a court hearing will allege.
Prosecutors will allege in court that Mr Baird, 26, and Mr Davies, 28, were killed with three separate shots at Mr Baird’s home in Paddington, Sydney.
Police will allege Mr Baird’s murder was premeditated and believe Mr Davies was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
“We will vigorously argue in our case that this murder was premeditated and that the second murder occurred because of, unfortunately, Luke’s presence in the house,” Deputy Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald told Nine News.
Police allege the officer bought a surfboard cover from a store in Miranda in Sydney’s south two days before the men died.
Detectives allege it was purchased with the intention of transporting Mr Baird’s body, but after both men were allegedly murdered, one bag was not enough.
“After the incidents he went back and bought another surfboard cover,” Mr Fitzgerald added.
Prosecutors will allege in court that Jesse Baird, 26, (left) and Luke Davies, 28, (right) were killed with three separate shots at Mr Baird’s home in Paddington in Sydney’s east
It was revealed on Thursday morning that NSW Police will allege in court that Lamarre-Condon then used bullets stolen from a shooting range to reload the firearm.
Officer Lamarre-Condon then allegedly checked the weapon at the Balmain police station.
The details of the alleged police case against Lamarre-Condon were first reported by Radio 2GB’s Ben Fordham.
He said police would further allege that Constable Lamarre-Condon used bullets stolen from a shooting range a fortnight before the murder to refill his weapon, so as not to arouse suspicion among his police superiors when the weapon was returned.
Police allege the gun was taken from Miranda Police Station on Friday evening and stored at Balmain Police Station on Monday evening after the alleged murders.
It was then reportedly returned to Miranda Police Station on Tuesday, with the magazine full, as if no shots had been fired.
Police Commissioner Karen Webb (pictured) is under fire for gun handling protocols that allow a police-issued weapon to disappear for days
Police Chief Karen Webb has come under fire for gun handling protocols that allow a police-issued weapon to disappear for days.
Speaking to ABC’s 7.30 on Wednesday evening, Ms Webb explained that officers could keep a gun overnight at a police station or in an approved safe at home; However, they must get permission from their superiors.
She did not comment on claims surrounding Officer Lamarre-Condon’s gun stash, saying it would be part of the investigation.
Lamarre-Condon has been charged with two counts of murder and will appear in court at a later date.
More to come.