Sydney jury hears prison audio where accused frames fatal shooting as out-of-body experience

A covert audio recording captured during a prison visit has been played to a jury in Sydney, providing a detailed account of the events leading up to a double fatal shooting. The defendant, Beau Lamarre-Condon, used the conversation with a friend to outline his version of the incident and challenge previous statements made to police. The meeting occurred in December 2025, more than two years after the killings.

Lamarre-Condon, 31, faces two murder charges and one aggravated break and enter count. He is accused of killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with a police service weapon at Baird’s home in Paddington on February 19, 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The friend, whose identity is not disclosed, testified on Friday that Lamarre-Condon described the killings as an out-of-body experience before suggesting the statement was a joke.

On Monday, the friend returned to the witness stand for the jury to hear the full recording. The audio begins with Lamarre-Condon asking the visitor to turn around to verify he was not wearing a wire. The friend replied that Lamarre-Condon was being paranoid. Lamarre-Condon then accused the friend of lying about specific details in his police statement, particularly regarding the motive for killing Davies. Lamarre-Condon stated on the tape that he acted in self-defense rather than eliminating a witness.

The defendant also addressed the break and enter charge. He argued that entering the home was not a break and enter because Baird had previously given him a spare key. He conceded that the entry constituted trespass but claimed it was standard practice to return to a former partner's home for belongings. He explained that he did not knock to avoid potential violence but did call out hello after entering.

Lamarre-Condon suggested he had not planned the attack because he would have been prepared with cleaning supplies and a different firearm. He stated on the recording that he could have purchased another gun for $10,000. He also told the friend that he tested his police weapon in the Royal National Park in early 2024 to check its noise level because he intended to use it for suicide. He attributed his mental state to work-related trauma.

The friend was heard threatening to end the visit multiple times, noting that the story might not be the truth. The trial is currently proceeding before Justice Natalie Adams in the New South Wales Supreme Court.