{"id":1448954,"date":"2025-08-27T05:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T04:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1448954"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:02:06","slug":"former-australian-police-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-the-murder-of-jesse-baird-and-luke-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/life\/former-australian-police-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-the-murder-of-jesse-baird-and-luke-davies\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Australian police officer pleads not guilty to the murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former New South Wales policeman accused of murdering Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies has pleaded not guilty. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday (26 August), Beau Lamarre-Condon appeared in court via a video link to enter his not guilty plea to two charges of domestic violence-related murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdardis asked Lamarre-Condon to confirm his not guilty plea, the latter replied: “Yes, Your Honour.” <\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement outside the courthouse, the accused’s lawyer Benjamin Archbold <\/span>told reporters<\/span><\/a>: “My client’s pleaded not guilty to all charges. As you’ll probably appreciate, there are always more sides to every story, and we’ll have an opportunity to tell ours.”<\/span><\/p>\n

According to an additional report from <\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/a><\/em>, the case is scheduled to proceed to the Supreme Court on 3 October to be listed for trial, likely in 2026 or 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recent development comes over a year after Lamarre-Condon \u2013 who joined the police force in 2019 and was once romantically involved with Baird \u2013 handed himself in to Sydney Police.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, Baird and Davies were allegedly murdered between 12:01am and 5:30pm on 19 February, and a “significant” amount of blood was found at Baird’s home in Paddington.<\/span><\/p>\n

Neighbours reportedly heard a “verbal argument” that morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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