Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer, told a Sydney court on Friday that he never planned to murder anyone. He is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. During cross-examination, he stated, "I didn't carry out murder; I'm guilty of manslaughter."
Earlier on Friday, Lamarre-Condon was questioned about buying a sim card under the name "Bob Ballard" on 15 January 2024, approximately a month before the alleged shootings. He told the jury this had "nothing to do with Jesse Baird," explaining he wanted to compile statements about alleged bullying from a sergeant and go to the media, fearing repercussions if he used his own phone.
The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.