Fate of alleged double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon hangs on looming report
The future of accused double murder Beau Lamarre-Condon could depend on a psychiatric report into his state of mind when he alleged killed couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, with a court hearing it is just weeks away.
The former police officer has spent a year in prison after allegedly using his service-issued Glock pistol to shoot former partner Baird, a television presenter with whom he had become fixated, and Qantas flight attendant Davies, inside a Paddington terrace home on 19 February 2024.
Beau Lamarre-Condon (top left), Jesse Baird, Luke Davies and the Paddington home where police allege the double murder took place.Credit: Instagram/Sydney Morning Herald
Lamarre-Condon’s publicly funded lawyer on Thursday told the Downing Centre Local Court his client was seen by a forensic psychologist and a report will be issued on 1 April.
The 29-year-old’s Legal Aid team will then review the findings until 30 April, when they will meet with prosecutors to discuss the next steps.
Forensic mental health reports are used by lawyers to determine whether an accused criminal was suffering from such a drastic psychological impairment that they can not be held “criminally responsible” for their actions.
A finding that Lamarre-Condon was not “criminally responsible” would likely land him in the care of the forensic mental health system, which can release people once experts conclude they are not a threat to the public.
He remains in the jurisdiction of the Local Court with no plea entered to the two counts of domestic violence murder.
The then-serving police officer allegedly hid the bodies of Baird and Davies in surfboard bags and submerged them in a dam outside Sydney before he was captured and allegedly revealed their location.
Lamarre-Condon’s private lawyers were exploring mental health as a potential defence within days of his arrest. But that team parted ways with him in November last year.
