Housemate Testifies She Did Not Know Surfboard Bags Contained Bodies in Jesse Baird Murder Trial
A court has heard that Jesse Baird's housemate assumed oozing liquid from the bags was furniture rust before learning they contained the bodies of Baird and his partner.
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A housemate of Jesse Baird testified that she did not realize surfboard cover bags contained his body and that of his partner when she took a photograph of them on the night of their alleged murders, a court has heard.
The housemate told the court she saw liquid oozing from the bags and assumed at the time that it was rust from furniture, rather than evidence connected to the alleged killings.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, using his police service weapon at Baird's home in Paddington on February 19, 2024.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter in relation to the case.
The trial is ongoing, with the court continuing to hear testimony from witnesses connected to the events surrounding the alleged killings.
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- Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears — The Guardian — World
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