Police Colleague Contacted Accused Officer via Instagram Prior to Surrender in Sydney Murder Trial

A Sydney court has been told that a police officer accused of double murder informed authorities he was not evading them during a brief phone call prior to handing himself in, according to evidence presented in a New South Wales Supreme Court jury trial.

Beau Lamarre-Condon has entered pleas of not guilty to charges alleging the murders of his former partner Jesse Baird and Luke Davies inside an inner-city terrace on 19 February 2024. Both victims were in their 20s.

During the four-day period when investigators were unable to reach the accused, a police colleague sent a direct message on Instagram stating: “Hey hun ... can you please contact the crime manager at eastern suburbs asap when you get a chance?”

On 22 February 2024, Lamarre-Condon participated in a three-minute telephone conversation with law enforcement. A statement read by prosecutors in court quoted the 31-year-old stating, “I just either want to let a detective or a sergeant know I am not avoiding them.”

Following this communication, Lamarre-Condon directed officers to a rural property where the bodies of the two men were discovered inside surfboard bags. The court also heard testimony regarding events prior to his surrender, including a message sent to a friend using the pseudonym Fiona Rosso, stating he had removed all social media accounts.

Additional testimony presented to the jury indicated that Lamarre-Condon visited Rosso's residence three days after the alleged incident, where he appeared upset, mentioned that law enforcement had attempted to contact him, and used two buckets to clean blood from the rear of a white van.