Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former police officer charged with the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, described experiencing severe psychological distress and workplace bullying in a helpline call played during his trial on Tuesday.
The recording, made on February 23, 2024, while Lamarre-Condon was being driven to Bondi police station to surrender, revealed his request to report a psychological workplace injury. In the call, he detailed exposure to “multiple destruction, death and trauma” during his police service. He described symptoms including anxiety and initially mentioned schizophrenia but then opted to reframe his statement. Lamarre-Condon said, “Since joining the police force … I have been exposed to trauma, destruction, and death … which has caused me to not have the mental capability that I had prior to joining the police force.” He also cited severe bullying that he claimed was unaddressed, and said ongoing counseling and psychological treatment had left him incapacitated for work.
Earlier in the proceedings, the court heard a statement Lamarre-Condon submitted to prosecutors in June 2025, in which he alleged that a friend identified in court as Elizabeth Kennedy had urged him to dispose of the bodies following the alleged killings on February 19, 2024. According to this statement, Lamarre-Condon claimed that after telling Kennedy about the killings on February 20, she advised against reporting to police and assisted by providing gloves and overalls. He said that on February 21, while picking her up in a rented van, he showed her Baird’s head partially visible from a surfboard bag in the vehicle’s boot, and expressed an urge to surrender immediately. Lamarre-Condon alleged Kennedy dismissed this, comparing the situation to the Taylor Swift song “No Body, No Crime,” insisting they needed to “get rid of them straight away.”
Kennedy has previously denied these claims, asserting she had no knowledge of any harm caused to Baird or Davies, was unaware of the bodies in the van, and did not aid in disposing of them. She testified that Lamarre-Condon left her at the gate of Cella Farm in Bungonia before driving out of sight, contradicting Lamarre-Condon’s claim that they entered the farm together and attempted to sink one of the bodies.
The court was told the bodies were left at the farm before they returned to Sydney. Lamarre-Condon further alleged that on February 22, after informing Kennedy of his intention to speak to detectives, she prompted him to say he “just came for a drive” and was unaware of what had happened.
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of aggravated break and enter, maintaining he acted in self-defense. The trial is ongoing.