A Sydney Supreme Court jury has heard recordings of conversations between former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon and a friend during the ongoing trial over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

The recordings were discussed in court on 26 October 2026. Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering Baird, a television presenter, and Davies, his boyfriend, in February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to both murder charges and has raised a self-defence argument.

Prosecutors allege the two men were shot at Baird’s home in Paddington, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, using Lamarre-Condon’s police-issued firearm. Their bodies were later found in surfboard bags near Bungonia, south of Sydney.

The jury heard that a friend had previously told the court Lamarre-Condon came to his workplace after the alleged shootings and said he had killed two people. The friend’s evidence included an account that the accused described shooting one person and then shooting the second because he could not leave a witness.

During the latest proceedings, jurors listened to recordings of conversations between the two men, including a prison visit in December 2025. In the recording, Lamarre-Condon challenged the friend’s recollection and suggested that parts of the alleged confession had been misheard or misunderstood.

The accused told his friend that people can remember or interpret conversations incorrectly. The friend disagreed with that account and said in court that he felt Lamarre-Condon was trying to change his version of events and make him doubt his own evidence.

The jury also heard that Lamarre-Condon apologised during the recorded conversation for involving his friend and for contacting him at work on the day of the alleged shooting. The friend said he became frustrated during the discussion because he believed the accused was attempting to alter his account.

The evidence is part of the prosecution’s broader case concerning what happened before and after the deaths. Prosecutors have presented witness testimony, recordings and other material as they attempt to establish their allegations. The defence has indicated that it disputes the prosecution’s account of the events inside the Paddington home.

The court has also heard evidence about the relationship between Lamarre-Condon and Baird, including their previous involvement and the circumstances leading up to the alleged killings. The defence has argued that the deaths occurred during separate struggles, while the prosecution alleges the shootings were unlawful.

The friend giving evidence is protected by a court order that prevents his identity from being publicly disclosed. The court has explained that protections applying to his testimony do not remove the requirement for his evidence to be truthful.

The trial is continuing before the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The recordings provide jurors with an opportunity to assess the conversations themselves alongside the witness’s account and the defence’s response.

Lamarre-Condon remains accused of the murders, and the allegations have not been determined by a final verdict. The jury will consider the evidence presented throughout the trial before reaching its decision.