Sydney Officer Admits Friend's Involvement in Prison Call

A covert audio recording of a prison visit played in a Sydney court on Monday, revealing admissions by an officer accused of a double murder.

The recording features Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, speaking with a friend during a meeting in December 2025. The audio was captured by the friend on behalf of police and presented to the jury at the New South Wales Supreme Court.

Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Baird's Paddington home on February 19, 2024. He used his police service weapon in the incident. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.

The friend, whose identity is not public, testified earlier in the trial that Lamarre-Condon initially described the killings as an out-of-body experience before joking about the event. During the recorded visit, the friend stated that Lamarre-Condon had placed him in a difficult scenario.

In response, Lamarre-Condon apologized and stated, I fully take accountability that you're involved because of me now. The friend expressed frustration, noting that Lamarre-Condon had called him dumb. Lamarre-Condon replied that his friend was not self-aware in the way that he is.

The accused also disputed details of his friend's police statement. He accused the friend of lying about his motivations, claiming he acted in self-defense rather than killing Davies to eliminate a witness. Lamarre-Condon argued that his entry into the residence was not a break and enter because Baird had provided him with a key. He described the entry as trespass, a normal act for retrieving belongings from a former partner's home.

Lamarre-Condon said he did not knock on the door to avoid an apprehended violence order but called out hello when entering. He claimed he would have planned the shooting differently if it had been intentional, noting he would have used a different firearm and prepared cleaning supplies. He stated he could have obtained another gun for $10,000 and would have been cool, calm, and collected.

The recording also includes Lamarre-Condon describing a trip to Royal National Park in early 2024, where he tested the loudness of his gunshots. He told his friend he planned to return there to take his own life and cited suicidality stemming from work trauma as a factor. The friend threatened to leave the visit multiple times during the conversation. The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.