Crime scene photos, including a hole in a door and a misshapen bullet, were shown to a jury in the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon. Mr Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon at Mr Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.
Photos from Mr Baird's eastern suburbs terrace house were presented to the court on Tuesday before being released to the media. Some images showed Mr Baird's bedroom, back courtyard, and a bathroom glowing with luminol, a chemical used by police to highlight possible blood staining. An image from the sub-floor beneath Mr Baird's ground floor bedroom, accessed by a trap-door, showed a bloodstained tarpaulin.
Bronwyn Lansley, a crime scene officer, explained that a misshapen and bloodstained bullet had travelled through a source of blood before penetrating the wooden flooring. A bullet hole in Mr Baird's bedroom door was also shown, which investigators said was not discovered until July, two months before the trial, as it had been repaired with putty and covered with a mounting hook. Analysis of stippling marks on the door indicated nothing was between the firearm's muzzle and the door when it was fired, according to Ms Lansley.
The prosecution alleges Mr Lamarre-Condon began cleaning the crime scene immediately after the shootings and later dumped Mr Baird and Mr Davies' bloodied belongings in a skip bin. More than 100 photos of the bin's contents were shown on Wednesday, many of which were covered in blood, including a white t-shirt, jewellery, and a bed sheet. Among the items were bloodstained AFL goal umpire flags, caps and shorts, and a wallet containing Mr Davies' Qantas ID card.
Senior Sergeant Bronwyn Lansley confirmed to the court that a bloodied shoe print found on a hoodie from the dumpster matched prints discovered near a monastery in Bungonia, where Mr Baird and Mr Davies' bodies were eventually found. Defence lawyer John Stratton SC stated in his opening that Mr Baird and Mr Davies were fatally shot in "self-defence" following struggles with the policeman, and that Mr Lamarre-Condon immediately began cleaning the scene because he "panicked".