Lamarre-Condon denies stalking and 2023 home entry

Former New South Wales police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon denied stalking Jesse Baird and breaking into the television presenter’s home during cross-examination in his Supreme Court murder trial, while prosecutors challenged his account of their relationship and an alleged 2023 entry.

Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, who were fatally shot in Baird’s Paddington home on February 19, 2024. He says he acted in self-defence. The prosecution alleges he killed the two men; the jury has not reached a verdict.

A central dispute in the testimony concerns August 17, 2023, when a man entered Baird’s home as he slept. Prosecutor Brett Hatfield said Lamarre-Condon entered using a key he had copied after Baird rejected his advances. Lamarre-Condon denied that account, testifying that Baird invited him to stay overnight and left a key out for him.

Lamarre-Condon acknowledged wanting to look through Baird’s phone while Baird slept. He said he placed a bobby pin in the lock so Baird would not think he was the person outside if he woke. The court heard that Baird woke, chased the intruder from the home without recognising him and reported the...