Lamarre-Condon's Prison Visit Recording Played to Sydney Jury

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, spoke with a friend during a prison meeting in December 2025 that police secretly recorded. On Monday, the New South Wales supreme court played that audio to the jury. The accused is charged with the fatal shooting of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at a Paddington home on February 19, 2024.

The friend, whose identity is suppressed, testified on Friday that Lamarre-Condon described the killings as an out-of-body experience. He initially tried to frame the admission as a joke. The witness returned to the stand on Monday as the court reviewed the covert audio evidence.

In the recording, Lamarre-Condon stated he fully took accountability for his friend's involvement. He asked the visitor to turn around to prove he was not wearing a wire. The friend replied that he was not paranoid and told him to calm down. Lamarre-Condon also told the visitor he was not self-aware in the way that he was.

The accused disputed the friend's earlier police statement. Lamarre-Condon claimed the visitor lied about so much shit regarding the motive. He rejected the idea that he killed Davies to eliminate a witness, asserting instead that he acted in self-defence. The friend responded by telling him not to switch up the story.

Regarding the aggravated break and enter charge, Lamarre-Condon argued the entry was not a break and enter because Baird had cut a key for him. He conceded it was trespass but called it normal to collect belongings from a former partner's home. He said he did not knock to avoid an apprehended violence order, though he called out hello after entering.

Lamarre-Condon claimed he would have been cool, calm, and collected if he had planned the incident. He said he would have had cleaning supplies ready and would not have used his police firearm. He added that he could have obtained another gun for 10,000 dollars. The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.