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Court told Beau Lamarre-Condon had surgery between alleged murders and disposing of bodies
Answer and evidence scope
- Answer
- A Sydney court heard that former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon underwent a minor operation at St Vincent's hospital two days after Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were shot dead, before he allegedly drove to the area where their bodies were later found. He has pleaded not guilty. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
- Significance
- The listed evidence does not establish broader implications.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
- Uncertainty
- Source-headline guide · 14 cited facts · 1 source hosts — Source claims do not establish independent corroboration.
What happened
Beau Lamarre-Condon's alleged attempt to dispose of two bodies was briefly interrupted so he could undergo surgery, a Sydney court has been told, according to theguardian. com. The former police officer, 31, is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon at Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. The court heard he attended St Vincent's hospital in Sydney's east for surgery on the morning of 21 February, two days after the pair were killed. The surgeon who performed the operation said he had first met the officer when Lamarre-Condon arrived for an emergency presentation in March 2023, and that by 2024 he was "booked in for a final operation which I performed on 21 February 2024". [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Key facts
The procedure was carried out at 7. 30am, according to a statement read to the New South Wales supreme court on Tuesday. "The procedure I performed was of a minor nature and would not lead to any physical restrictions," the surgeon said in his statement. Lamarre-Condon was then placed in a short stay ward and discharged two hours later; there were no sutures involved, no follow-up was required and his demeanour appeared "unremarkable", the jury heard. Other CCTV showed him later attending Bunnings in Rockdale to purchase a tarpaulin, tools and other items, the court was told. Later that afternoon, the prosecution says, the officer drove to Bungonia, the area where Baird's and Davies's bodies were eventually found. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
What remains unknown
The defence team claims Baird and Davies were accidentally shot in two separate struggles with the accused, who was acting in "self-defence", and that Lamarre-Condon cleaned up the scene and disposed of the bodies afterwards because he "panicked considerably", defence lawyer John Stratton SC has said. The court has not yet resolved which account the jury will accept; the trial continues. Single source: theguardian. com — not independently corroborated. Source: https://www. theguardian. com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/beau-lamarre-condon-surgery-hospital-after-alleged-double-murder-prior-disposing-bodies-ntwnfb [13] [14]
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