Key occasions
Courtroom resumes
After a lunch break, Lamarre-Condon has returned to the witness field and is resuming his proof.
The court docket adjourns for lunch
The court docket has adjourned for lunch. Lamarre-Condon will proceed giving proof at 2pm.
Public pile in to look at Lamarre-Condon give proof
Lamarre-Condon’s trial has attracted important consideration.
The gallery of the NSW supreme court docket in Sydney is full of curious members of the general public watching the previous police officer’s proof.
Lamarre-Condon says he was transferred to youth command division to ‘escape’ law enforcement officials at Surry Hills
Lamarre-Condon tells the court docket he was transferred to the youth command division of the police to “escape” the officers who had been “tormenting” him on the Surry Hills police station.
Lamarre-Condon describes traumatic conditions he encountered as a police officer
Earlier, Lamarre-Condon responded to questions on confronting conditions he had encountered whereas working as a police officer and informed the court docket he might bear in mind 12 to fifteen incidents graphically.
He mentioned he has “seen people who have jumped in entrance of trains, I’ve seen a number of hangings.”
Lamarre-Condon says he and Baird would go on dates the place they’d go to the flicks, eat dinner or watch musicals:
Jesse was very very like me. He was very outgoing and prepared to do sporting actions … he has his scuba licence, like me, so we additionally did that.
Lamarre-Condon describes relationship to Jesse Baird
The police officer is responding to questions concerning the starting of their relationship:
For the months of October and November 2022 it was pals with a sexual relationship. Once we would meet up it was of the sexual nature. By December 2022 that’s after we started happening romantic dates.
Lamarre-Condon will get emotional within the witness field
Recalling events when he needed to take care of useless our bodies, Lamarre-Condon has spoken a couple of co-worker who had shot himself within the head.
He remembers the final dialog that they had:
“I mentioned ‘How are you?’ and he informed me he was good. Nothing appeared out of regular to me, nothing about his behaviour recommended what he was about to do.
“[He] went to his desk took out his gun while off obligation and shot himself within the head at work.”
Lamarre-Condon’s co-workers later discovered their deceased colleague, the court docket heard.
Lamarre-Condon alleges former supervisor made homophobic remarks
Lamarre-Condon has accused his former supervisor of creating homophobic remarks whereas he was an overtly homosexual police officer.
“He would say issues comparable to, ‘I used to bash homosexual folks whereas in Jindabyne,’” he informed the court docket.
Throughout one event when responding to a home violence report, the person allegedly mentioned, “Let’s go get these fucking faggots.”
Beau Lamarre-Condon begins giving proof
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has taken the witness field in his double homicide trial.
He’s giving proof within the NSW supreme court docket in entrance of a 15-person jury, as the primary witness for the defence.
Sporting a lightweight gray swimsuit, a darkish colored tie and a white collared shirt, Lamarre-Condon took an oath and vowed to inform the reality.
Welcome
Welcome to Guardian Australia’s protection of the Beau Lamarre-Condon trial.
Lamarre-Condon is giving proof this morning in his high-profile double homicide case in Sydney.
The 31-year-old is accused of fatally capturing couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies together with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington dwelling on 19 February 2024.
He has pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of homicide and one cost of aggravated break and enter.
