Newly released station security footage has captured the precise moment accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon walked into Bondi police station to hand himself in following an intensive statewide search.
The closed-circuit recording, stamped at 10.37am on Friday, 23 February 2024, reveals the former New South Wales police constable arriving at the Eastern Suburbs station without fanfare, days after the alleged killings that shocked the nation. As Guardian NSW politics reported, the visual record marks a critical juncture in a sprawling criminal investigation that gripped Sydney for nearly a week.
Surrender captured on station cameras
The newly emerged footage shows Lamarre-Condon presenting at the counter in Bondi after spending several days evading authorities. The 29-year-old former officer stands accused of shooting dead his former partner, television presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Mr Baird’s partner, Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29.
Detectives allege the fatal shootings took place inside Mr Baird’s Paddington terrace on the morning of Monday, 19 February 2024, using a police-issued service firearm. In the days following the disappearance, an extensive operation was launched across metropolitan Sydney and regional New South Wales, with detectives tracing the movements of a hired vehicle. The footage of his arrival at Bondi brings into stark focus the quiet conclusion to that initial phase of the pursuit.
Defence narrative put before the jury
Lamarre-Condon has formally entered pleas of not guilty to two counts of murder. The matter is currently being contested before the NSW Supreme Court, where jurors have been presented with detailed reconstructions of the events leading up to and following the deaths.
The court has heard conflicting accounts of the defendant's mental state and motives during the critical four-day window between the shootings and his surrender. According to material presented during proceedings, Lamarre-Condon told the jury he had initially intended to report the deaths to authorities immediately. However, he claimed that a friend had actively encouraged him not to contact police, urging him instead to conceal the incident and dispose of the men's bodies.
Scrutiny over Paddington terrace killings
Crown prosecutors maintain that the killings were intentional, rejecting assertions that the disposal of the bodies was an impromptu course of action influenced by third parties. The prosecution case details how the bodies were transported away from the Brown Street share house in Paddington and eventually relocated to a rural property near Goulburn.
The public release of the footage provides the community with its first direct visual account of the moment the former officer chose to abandon his flight. For several days, the whereabouts of both the victims and the suspect remained unknown, prompting heightened community alarm and intense scrutiny of internal police weapon storage procedures.
The Supreme Court trial continues before a jury, with proceedings expected to scrutinise phone records, vehicle tracking data, and forensic evidence in the coming days.
