Beau Lamarre-Condon, accused of murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, tells the court through his legal team that the killings occurred in self-defence. Both outlets report that his lawyers say he “panicked” after a series of events and that he will argue he acted to protect himself during the incidents.

According to ABC and 7News, the defence describes two separate struggles involving a police pistol, which they say led to the deaths. The court is told that the accused will contend he used force under threat rather than intending to kill. The reporting focuses on the defence’s account and presentation to the jury rather than on new statements from prosecutors. The cases are framed as a double-murder charge with the key dispute centring on the circumstances and intent behind the fatal shootings.

While the outlets align on the broad outline of the self-defence claim—panic, two struggles, and a police pistol—each describes the argument with slightly different phrasing and emphasis.