# Former officer developed ‘obsession’ with Jesse Baird before fatal double shooting, court hears

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-21 03:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/21/beau-lamarre-condon-double-murder-trial-obsessed-with-jesse-baird-before-shooting-court-hears-ntwnfb

> The murder trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has begun in Sydney. Prosecutors allege he developed an “infatuation and obsession” with Jesse Baird, disguised himself as an Uber Eats rider and entered Baird’s home before shooting Baird and his partner, Luke Davies. Lamarre-Condon denies two murder charges and aggravated break and enter.

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