Alleged killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon to spend Christmas behind bars

A police officer will spend Christmas behind bars after he allegedly murdered a Channel 10 presenter and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend and hid their bodies in the bush.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, 29, has been charged with killing Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend, Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, at a Paddington share house in February.

Police allege he shot the couple with a police-issued firearm before placing their bodies inside surfboard bags and transporting them to a remote property near Goulburn, in the NSW southern tablelands.

The murders allegedly followed “predatory” behaviour from Mr Lamarre-Condon, who had been in a brief relationship with Mr Baird in the months before his death.

On Tuesday, Sydney Downing Centre Local Court was told Mr Lamarre-Condon’s case would be adjourned to late January next year.

Mr Lamarre-Condon has been in custody on remand since he handed himself into police and will remain behind bars over the holidays.

Documents from the NSW Police Force and the Department of Communities and Justice were tendered to the court on Tuesday and will form part of the case.

Mr Lamarre-Condon is facing two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of breaking and entering but has not yet entered pleas to the charges.

He had been expected to enter pleas last month, but his lawyer withdrew from the case instead.

The alleged killer cop is now represented by NSW Legal Aid on the taxpayer’s dime.

His late change in representation has delayed the progression of the matter, as his new legal team gets to grips with the case and assesses the next steps.

Mr Lamarre-Condon is accused of planning to murder Mr Baird after harassing him for months, and Mr Davies became collateral damage.

The men’s bodies were found inside surfboard bags on a rural property near Goulburn after a week-long search.

Mr Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to police four days after the bodies were discovered and has since been dismissed from the NSW Police Force.