NSW Officer Asked Friend 'What Would You Do If I Told You I Killed Somebody', Court Told

A New South Wales police officer asked a friend what they would do if he told them he had killed somebody, months before he allegedly murdered two men in Sydney, a court has heard.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who were allegedly killed at a property in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in early 2024. According to testimony given in court, Lamarre-Condon asked a friend the hypothetical question nine months before the alleged killings, before reassuring the friend that he had not actually killed anyone.

The court also heard that Lamarre-Condon later admitted to the same friend that he had entered Baird's house while Baird was away, and that during that visit he took a Polaroid camera and ate food that was in the house, according to the testimony.

The case has drawn significant public attention in Australia, given Lamarre-Condon's status as a serving New South Wales police officer at the time of the alleged offences. The trial continues, with prosecutors expected to call further witnesses as the case proceeds.

Lamarre-Condon remains before the court on the charges, which he denies, and the legal proceedings are ongoing.