Beau Lamarre-Condon: Chilling details emerge of accused killer cop’s mental state as ‘rot sets in’ for celebrity chaser accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
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Accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon finally faces the harsh reality he faces as the former celebrity pursuer sinks into despair in his prison cell.
Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering former Studio Ten presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in February.
He has been in protective custody at the Metropolitan Reception and Detention Center in Silverwater, western Sydney, for the past two months and his mental condition is deteriorating.
“He’s not doing too well at the moment,” a source close to the 28-year-old told Daily Mail Australia.
Accused murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon is finally hit with the harsh future that awaits him, as the former celebrity chaser sinks into despair in his prison cell
‘Obviously it is now known: what happened, the allegations and where he is. I think the rot has set in mentally. He is currently at a low point.
‘He’s very down. He’s hit rock bottom.”
The former senior constable was dismissed by NSW Police on March 22 and will appear in court for a second time on Tuesday when a letter of evidence is due to be submitted.
He is awaiting a psychiatric evaluation in May and has hired attorney Tomislav Bicanic to work with attorney John Walford.
Mr Bicanic was called to the NSW Bar in 2018 and was described by a colleague as ‘very, very competent’. He is a protégé of side prominent Tony Bellanto.
Mr Walford is a former detective who served for 20 years in the NSW Police Force, where he was a senior detective, qualified criminal analyst and prosecutor.
Lamarre-Condon has been in protective custody at the Metropolitan Reception and Detention Center in Silverwater (above) for the past two months and his mental condition is deteriorating.
He told Daily Mail Australia that once the Director of Public Prosecutions had submitted evidence, he could seek legal instructions from Lamarre-Condon.
“My intention is to move this forward as quickly as possible,” Mr Walford said. “He wants to get the job and get to work.”
Mr Walford has previously said Lamarre-Condon’s mental health would want to play a role in any defense case he presents to the court.
“Mental health is something we expect to come into play,” he said in March. “It certainly seems like there are things we need to look at that way.”
Police allege Lamarre-Condon shot dead Baird, 26, and Davies, 29, with his service pistol at Mr Baird’s home on February 19 and dumped their bodies in the Southern Tablelands two days later.
Mr Baird and Lamarre-Condon had previously been involved in what police described as an “on and off” romance, but Mr Baird had not wanted to pursue a relationship.
Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering former Studio Ten presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, in the inner-city suburb of Paddington on February 19
Lamarre-Condon, who regularly posted photos of himself with international stars on social media, handed himself in to police in Bondi on February 23.
After making a brief appearance in court that day, Lamarre-Condon was transferred to the MRRC, where he was remanded in custody due to his status as a police officer.
Prison authorities also considered him potentially in danger because he was accused of extremely serious crimes, had attracted a lot of media attention and had never been in prison before.
Detective spoke to Lamarre-Condon at the MRRC on February 24 after receiving legal advice from Mr Walford.
Police then located the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies at a property in Bungonia, about 180km south-west of Sydney.
Lamarre-Condon is under constant camera surveillance in his prison cell and is not allowed to have contact with other prisoners.
Lamarre-Condon is in a so-called observation camera cell that allows prison staff to keep an eye on him 24 hours a day. Cells at the MRRC in Silverwater are pictured above
On February 29, after Lamarre-Condon had spent six days behind bars, Mr Walford told Daily Mail Australia his client was coping with his new environment.
“He’s doing well,” Mr. Walford said. ‘He’s fine.’
A spokeswoman for Corrective Services NSW said the department did not comment on the circumstances of any individual prisoner, but prison sources could describe some of Lamarre-Condon’s security measures.
Lamarre-Condon is in a so-called observation camera cell that allows prison staff to keep an eye on him 24 hours a day.
Regular physical checks are also carried out to ensure he has not harmed himself in his sparse accommodation, which is in a relatively new part of the 27-year-old prison.
It is the most extreme security available at the MRRC and Lamarre-Condon is completely isolated from all other inmates in the facility.
Prison authorities do not necessarily consider Lamarre-Condon to be a particular suicide risk, but his circumstances together suggest he would be vulnerable in prison.