# Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon claims self-defence in double murder trial

https://mins.news/en/item/68174

- The Guardian, 2026-09-22 01:53 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/22/nsw-cop-beau-lamarre-condon-argues-self-defence-double-murder-trial-ntwnfb

> Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. His lawyer told a Sydney court that a struggle over a gun led to the deaths and that Lamarre-Condon panicked and cleaned the scene, while prosecutors allege he planned the killings after becoming obsessed with Baird.

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