Beau Lamarre-Condon reenacts fatal shooting during Sydney murder trial cross-examination

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has demonstrated in court how he shot Jesse Baird, acting out his movements in the witness box in Sydney. The Guardian reported that Lamarre-Condon was cross-examined on Monday during his double murder trial. ABC News Australia and the Guardian both reported that he has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder over the February 2024 deaths of Baird and his partner, Luke Davies. [1][2]

The Guardian reported that the accused fatally shot Baird and Davies with his police service weapon at Baird's home in Paddington on 19 February 2024. According to ABC News Australia, Lamarre-Condon agreed under cross-examination that the second shot occurred within a couple of seconds of the first shot. The Daily Mail reported that prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC suggested Lamarre-Condon executed Baird with the second shot, which the accused denied. [1][2][3]

The Daily Mail reported that Lamarre-Condon claimed he intentionally fired the first shot to force Baird to drop a knife and prevent an attack. He told the court that he aimed for Baird's right shoulder rather than his centre body mass because police are trained to shoot the centre body mass to kill. ABC News Australia reported that Lamarre-Condon testified he never had an intention or thought to hurt Baird and did not intentionally discharge the second shot. [2][3]

Jesse Baird was an Australian television presenter who worked on Network 10 programs such as Studio 10 and served as an Australian Football League goal umpire. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Lamarre-Condon is 31 years old and has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder following the deaths of Baird and Davies in Sydney. [8][9]