A tearful Beau Lamarre-Condon protested that he was not a bad person and claimed to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder during a formal police interrogation, a Sydney court has heard.
The former New South Wales police officer is accused of the double murder of his former partner, television presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Mr Baird’s new partner, flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, at a terrace house in Paddington earlier this year.
ABC News NSW reported that details of Mr Lamarre-Condon’s initial detention were ventilated during court proceedings, where it emerged that the 28-year-old constable became visibly distressed, cried, and pleaded his character to detectives shortly after handing himself into authorities.
Emotional breakdown inside the interview room
According to evidence presented in court, Mr Lamarre-Condon struggled to maintain his composure as detectives questioned him in the days following the disappearance and deaths of the young couple.
ABC News NSW reported that the accused wept openly during the interview and sought to contextualise his mental state by telling investigators that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Amid the tears, he repeatedly insisted that he was not an inherently bad individual, attempting to deflect the gravity of the accusations mounting against him.
The emotional display occurred in the immediate shadow of an extensive, week-long multi-agency investigation that captivated the nation. At the time of the recorded interview, homicide detectives were still piecing together the timeline of the fatal shootings and attempting to pinpoint the location of the victims' remains.
From inner-east terrace to Bungonia bushland
The court has previously heard that Mr Baird and Mr Davies were killed inside Mr Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February. Investigators allege Mr Lamarre-Condon used his police-issued Glock pistol to carry out the deadly attack before undertaking an elaborate effort to conceal the crime.
The disappearance of the couple sparked frantic searches across metropolitan Sydney and rural New South Wales after bloodied possessions belonging to both men were discovered in a commercial skip bin in Cronulla.
Days after the killings, following Mr Lamarre-Condon’s surrender at Bondi Police Station, the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies were ultimately located inside surfboard bags along a fence line on a remote rural property near Bungonia, south of Goulburn. The accused had reportedly rented a van to transport the bodies into the Southern Tablelands.
Institutional fallout and legal path ahead
The revelations concerning Mr Lamarre-Condon’s conduct and mental health claims have placed significant scrutiny on the internal monitoring systems of the NSW Police Force. The case prompted an immediate operational review by Police Commissioner Karen Webb into the storage, handling, and access protocols governing service firearms, particularly regarding officers retaining sidearms while off duty.
Mr Lamarre-Condon was formally dismissed from the force in the weeks following his arrest. He remains remanded in custody as the matter progresses through the NSW justice system.
The proceedings continue, with prosecutors expected to rely heavily on electronic toll records, CCTV footage, and forensic ballistics matching the police weapon to the crime scene.