Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a Sydney court he obtained a sim card under a pseudonym a month before allegedly murdering two men because he wanted to go to the media about bullying allegations in the police force.The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Bairdâs Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024.He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter.Sat in the witness box for the seventh day, Lamarre-Condon was asked about purchasing a sim card under the name âBob Ballardâ on 15 January 2024, about a month before the shootings.Lamarre-Condon told the jury in his double murder trial it had ânothing to do with Jesse Bairdâ.He was attempting to compile statements about âbullying from a certain sergeantâ but was worried about speaking publicly on the issue, Lamarre-Condon said.âI was wanting to go and compile all these statements and go to the media,â he told the New South Wales supreme court on Friday.âI didnât want to communicate at all from my phone because you can become a target⌠there would be repercussions.âUnder cross-examination by crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, Lamarre-Condon agreed he was using the new sim card to contact former and current officers.But asked why his phone records showed he only contacted one police officer on this sim, Lamarre-Condon said it only revealed his normal phone calls, telling the court: âYou canât see what I did on Signalâ.The prosecutor said he could have used encrypted messaging app Signal on his normal phone, but Lamarre-Condon claimed police could make him unlock his own device and view his Signal records if he was investigated for talking to the media.Hatfield also questioned why Lamarre-Condon had Daviesâs contact details on his phone.The former officer claimed Daviesâs details were on his Instagram.âI went and blocked numerous Instagram [accounts] from my own Instagram because of this incident,â he said, referring to the shootings.âI even blocked Jesseâs family members from my account. I didnât want any of that.âHe de-activated his social media accounts soon after.The trial before Justice Natalie Adams continues.
Beau Lamarre-Condon bought sim card under pseudonym a month before alleged murders, trial hears
Former police officer tells court he bought sim card under name âBob Ballardâ because he planned to go to media about alleged bullying from sergeant

