Accused former police officer told police he was not avoiding them, Sydney court hears

Summary

A Sydney court has heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon, a police officer accused of a double murder, told police in a three-minute call before he turned himself in that he was not 'avoiding them', despite vanishing for days after the alleged killings of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. The court also heard that police tried to contact him after the alleged murders, and that a colleague messaged him on Instagram: 'Hey hun … can you please contact the crime manager at eastern suburbs asap when you get a chance?'

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1. The Guardian

   29 Oct 2026, 04:44 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that a Sydney court heard the accused officer told police he was not avoiding them despite vanishing for days after the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, and that a police colleague messaged him on Instagram asking him to contact the crime manager.