Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun

Source: The Guardian 55 minutes ago

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and his partner, 29-year-old Luke Davies, with police service weapon in 2024

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A former police officer claims he killed two men in self-defence and began cleaning up the crime scene because he “panicked”, a court has heard.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting 26-year-old Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, 29, with a police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024.

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Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun

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