Sydney Jury Hears Audio of Prison Visit in Murder Case

A covert audio recording of a prison visit has been played to a jury in Sydney. The tape captures a conversation between Beau Lamarre-Condon and a friend during a meeting in December 2025. The recording forms part of the evidence in the trial of Lamarre-Condon, who faces two murder charges and an aggravated break and enter count.

Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Baird's home in Paddington on February 19, 2024. He used his police service weapon for the shooting. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The friend, whose identity was suppressed, first testified on Friday. On Monday, the friend returned to the witness stand as the police-recorded audio was presented to the jury.

In the recording, Lamarre-Condon told his friend that he took full accountability for the friend's involvement in the case. He described the act of killing the two men as an out-of-body experience. He later attempted to characterize the confession as a joke. The friend testified that Lamarre-Condon had put him in a difficult position and called him dumb. Lamarre-Condon responded by saying the friend was not self-aware in the same way he was.

The audio captures Lamarre-Condon disputing details in the friend's police statement. He argued that he acted in self-defence rather than killing Davies to eliminate a witness. Regarding the break and enter charge, he stated that Baird had given him a key. He conceded the entry was trespass but argued it was normal to return to a former partner's home to collect belongings. He said he did not knock because he feared being hit with an apprehended violence order, though he did call out hello after entering.

Lamarre-Condon also discussed his reasoning for using a police firearm. He said that if he had planned the attack, he would have been calm and collected. He noted he would have had cleaning supplies ready and would not have used a service weapon. He mentioned he could have obtained another gun for $10,000. He also told the friend he had fired the gun in the Royal National Park in early 2024 to test the volume of the shots. He said he planned to return there to end his life and cited suicidality stemming from work trauma.

The friend can be heard threatening to leave the meeting multiple times during the conversation. He told Lamarre-Condon that what he was saying might not be the truth. The trial is proceeding before Justice Natalie Adams.