# Beau Lamarre-Condon used friend to fake cancer diagnosis before alleged double murder, court told

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-25 02:18 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/25/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-cop-faked-cancer-sydney-murders-jesse-baird-luke-davies-ntwnfb

> A Sydney court heard that former NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon pressured a friend into helping fabricate a cancer diagnosis to explain his erratic behaviour. He is accused of shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with a police firearm in February 2024, but has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges and aggravated break and enter.