Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is being tried in court for the murder of two people in a domestic violence case.

A former police officer from New South Wales has recently been charged with the murder of two men who were both victims of domestic violence. The accused, Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, appeared in court via video-link from jail on Tuesday. He is being charged with the murder of Luke Davies, a 29-year-old Qantas flight attendant, and Jessie Baird, a 26-year-old TV presenter. The charges include two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Previously, Lamarre-Condon had been charged with two counts of murder, but those charges were dropped and replaced with the domestic violence-related charges. The 29-year-old, who was a senior constable at the time, allegedly used his police service weapon to shoot the men at Baird's home in Paddington on February 19. It is believed that the attack was planned, as Lamarre-Condon had been exhibiting "predatory behaviour" towards Baird for several months. The bodies of the couple were found on February 27 at a rural property in Bungonia, 200km southwest of Sydney.

The suspicions of the men's deaths were raised when their belongings were discovered in a skip bin in the suburb of Cronulla. This led police to Baird's share house, where they found bloodstains. A triple-zero call was also made from Davies' phone four minutes after gunshots were heard at the house, but the call was disconnected before anyone could speak. Police later sent a patrol car to search for the source of the call.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has announced that the force is planning to replace their outdated paper-based system for tracking equipment, such as police weapons. The case against Lamarre-Condon is set to return to court on October 8, where he will once again appear via video-link. He had joined the NSW Police Force in 2019, but was fired in March of this year.

Support is available for those in need from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT. Readers who are seeking support can also reach out to Lifeline at 13 11 14 or beyond blue at 1300 22 4636. MensLine Australia can also be contacted at 1300 78 99 78.

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