A scolding text, ‘close friends’ Insta stories – and 11 Bunnings receipts: CHARLOTTE KARP takes us inside the evidence a jury is scouring at Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial

Jurors in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial have been presented with reams of evidence about his interactions with Jesse Baird before he allegedly shot him and his boyfriend Luke Davies dead.

In Facebook messages released by the NSW Supreme Court on Friday, Baird is seen scolding Lamarre-Condon for allegedly lying to him about going through his phone and posting Instagram stories to his ‘close friends’ list suggesting they were dating.

In late 2023, months before the alleged murders on February 19, Baird wrote: ‘Beau, I’m not going to get into an argument with you, I’m honestly so exhausted.

‘On top of that, I feel hurt and feel like I’m being lied to. This afternoon, I gave you the chance to tell me the truth, and I don’t think you did that.

‘There have been a number of examples that have been brought to my attention since we met that show you’ve acted in a way that’s completely inappropriate. I’m not going to stand for it anymore.’

Baird said he thought it was ‘best if we focus on ourselves and stop seeing each other’, and that he had thought about it and decided that was the best decision.

‘I would appreciate if you could refrain from contacting me,’ he wrote.

In response, Lamarre-Condon – who was a police officer – said he was ‘literally sitting here in tears’ and denied going through Baird’s phone, deleting his contacts, and uploading Instagram posts of them together.

The court heard evidence this week that Lamarre-Condon uploaded stories on Instagram which were only sent to his ‘close friends’ on Instagram, falsely implying he and Baird were going to concerts together and that Baird was buying him flowers. 

Receipts released by the court also show Lamarre-Condon spent more than $1700 at Bunnings, Decathlon and Kmart between February 17 and 22 – before and after the alleged murders – buying a wheelbarrow, angle grinder, shovel, and concrete.

The receipts show that Lamarre-Condon first went to Bunnings in Alexandria, in Sydney’s inner-west, at 2.08pm on February 19 – about five hours after the alleged murders in Baird’s Paddington rental.

The court heard he spent $146 on a tool bag, bucket and mop, a pack of 100 high-strength disposable gloves, tape, 20 microfibre cleaning cloths, black cable ties, bleach spray, and 25 garbage bags.

Lamarre-Condon went back to the same Bunnings store six hours later, at 8.42pm, and spent a further $112 on two tarpaulins – one medium duty and one light duty – plus scissors, along with red and blue acrylic craft paint, the documents allegedly show.

The following day, February 20 at 9.10am, he returned to Bunnings in Alexandria and allegedly spent a further $237 on a drill and drill bit, men’s skinny cuff tradie pants, Hard Yakka gumboots, a size XL high-vis orange hoodie, and 10 dust masks.

That evening, just after midnight, he went to an unnamed store and spent $23 on two black bath towels, two jumbo adhesive hooks, and a nine-litre bucket, the jury was told.

On February 21, at 2.15pm, he went to Bunnings in Rockdale, near Alexandria, and spent $197 on another medium duty tarpaulin, a long-sleeve high-vis yellow shirt, a shovel, two sets of coveralls, gloves, and a 10-pack of wheelie bin bags.

He made a separate purchase at another desk in the same store eight minutes later, spending a further $208 on a wheelbarrow and a 20kg bag of quick-set concrete mix.

In two separate transactions in the same Rockdale store ten minutes later, he’s accused of spending another $99 on a drill driver 18-volt kit and a further $298 on a cordless chainsaw and a fast battery charger.

Later that evening, the court evidence alleges, at 5.56pm, Lamarre-Condon went to Bunnings in Goulburn – about 190km south-west of Sydney – and paid $75 for an angle grinder and wheel.

At 10.51pm that night, he spent another $93 at Kmart Sylvania, near Cronulla in Sydney, on a 12.5kg dumbbell, an 8kg weight, and a metre-long USBC cable.

The following day, at 4.40pm on February 22, Lamarre-Condon went to Bunnings in Kirrawee, near Sylvania, and dropped another $117 on cleaning products, a bucket and mop, a screwdriver set, carpet cleaner, and another 20 pack of microfibre cloths, it is alleged.

He also bought three pairs of latex gloves, lavender air freshener, vinegar, and a Bunnings canvas bag.

On February 23, at 7.55am, he went back to Bunnings in Rockdale and spent another $53 on an oil-based sealer and primer, and a paint brush. 

The receipts also show that he allegedly went to Decathlon twice, on February 17 and 19, to buy two surfboard bags.

Lamarre-Condon allegedly dressed up as an Uber Eats driver on the morning of February 19, 2024, before making his way into Baird’s share-house in Paddington.

He allegedly shot Baird twice, in the neck and temple, and Davies once through the eye. Gunshots could be heard on CCTV.

Lamarre-Condon is accused of dumping the bodies of Baird and Davies in two surfboard bags along a fence line in Bungonia, near Goulburn.

Police found their remains eight days after they died.

Prosecutors allege he was ‘obsessed’ with Baird once their on-off relationship ended in September 2023. 

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder over the deaths, claiming self-defence.

He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated break and enter after he allegedly broke into Baird’s share-house and stole his phone and wallet in August the previous year.

His criminal trial is being heard in the NSW Supreme Court over 60 days.

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