A witness at a Sydney murder trial says Jesse Baird was “petrified” of accused former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon in the months before Baird’s death. The witness, a former long-term boyfriend of Baird, tells the court that Baird repeatedly said, “He has a gun,” and expressed fear about Lamarre-Condon.
Prosecutors allege Lamarre-Condon fatally shot Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024, using a police service weapon. The Guardian reports the friend describes Baird as scared to involve police. Other details focus on why Baird believed Lamarre-Condon could harm him, including concern that an armed police officer might make an allegation that would damage his reputation. The testimony forms part of the broader evidence considered by the court in assessing the circumstances leading to the shootings and the defendants’ actions.
