The mother of suspected murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon once took her neighbor to court during an argument over a eucalyptus tree.
Coleen Lamarre took her neighbor Courtney Bracks to the NSW Land and Environment Court in 2021.
The dispute arose when Ms Bracks’ eucalyptus tree caused $1,210 in damage to Ms Lamarre’s car and home in the Sydney suburb of Balmain.
The same house was visited by detectives during their search for the bodies of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, who Lamarre-Condon is alleged to have murdered on February 19.
The Environment Court ruled in favor of Ms Lamarre, who also once worked for the NSW Police, ruling that the damage caused by the tree was avoidable.
Coleen Lamarre (center), the mother of Beau Lamarre-Condon (left), once took her neighbor to court over a tree that damaged her property
The NSW Land and Environment Court sided with Ms Lamarre in 2021 and ordered her neighbor to pay $1,210 towards repairs to the property (pictured)
Ms Bracks, owner of Ciao Thyme and Café Viva in Balmain’s Darling Street, told the court that neither Ms Lamarre nor her partner had ever contacted her about the damage.
“Since Brett Smith and Coleen Lamarre became the owners (of the Balmain house) … there was very little effort to contact me about their claim,” she said.
However, Ms Lamarre told the court that she had spoken to Ms Bracks about the tree ‘at least three times’ since 2018, but that Ms Bracks had been ‘dismissive on each occasion’.
The Mountain Gray Gum tree was inspected in June 2021 by an arborist, who found scarring consistent with damage on a branch of the 50-foot tree.
It was deemed otherwise in ‘good health, strength and structure’ just 350mm from the southern boundary wall of Mrs Lamarre’s estate.
Ms. Lamarre claimed that a large branch from the tree damaged the top of her house and her wall, which was not disputed by either party.
Acting Commissioner David Galwey ruled it was ‘reasonable’ for Ms Brack to provide compensation and remove the offending tree.
‘The damage was easy to foresee and prevent. It is reasonable for Ms Bracks to pay the stated amount or the actual cost of repairs if it turns out to be a lower amount,” he said.
Another neighbor of Ms Bracks, David John Body, also complained about the damage caused by the tree in 2013, but his motion was denied.
Beau Lamarre-Condon is the only suspect in the alleged murders of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.
Detectives searched the property at 11.30pm in February 2024 in connection with Lamarre-Condon’s alleged murder of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29.
Mr Baird (right) and Mr Davies (left) are believed to have been murdered on February 19
Police allege Lamarre-Condon shot the couple dead with his service pistol at Mr Baird’s home and dumped their bodies in the Southern Tablelands two days later.
It will also be alleged that Lamarre-Condon disposed of the bodies Bungonia by putting them in separate surf bags and hiding them under the rubble.
Mr Baird and Lamarre-Condon had previously had a relationship which police described as an “on and off” romance, but Mr Baird had not wanted to pursue a relationship.
Lamarre-Condon, a former celebrity hunter who posted photos of himself with international stars on social media, handed himself in to police in Bondi last Friday.
He faced Waverley Local Court that afternoon when he was represented by a lawyer from the Legal Aid Commission and did not apply for bail.