A former police officer accused of killing former Channel Ten presenter and AFL referee Jesse Baird allegedly broke into their shared home six months earlier to harass the TV star, according to new court documents.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 29, faces three new charges as police allege he shot dead Baird and her boyfriend, Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, in the inner-eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington on February 19 in an act of domestic violence.
Police alleged the act stemmed from Mr Lamarre-Condon’s previous relationship with Mr Baird, as they also added a charge of aggravated trespassing with intent, according to court documents seen by Nine newspapers Thursday.
Lamarre-Condon is accused of breaking into Mr Baird’s shared home on August 17 last year to commit a felony, six months before the alleged murders.
The alleged crime is listed in the indictment as “harassment of Jesse Baird.”
Police sources told Nine earlier this year that Baird had told friends in the months before her death that she had seen a dark figure at the end of her bed late at night.
Lamarre-Condon’s attorney, John Walford, told the publication he was “a little surprised” by the trespassing charge, but that “they would deal with it.”
He added that his client is “hanging in there” as Lamarre-Condon enters her sixth month in custody.
Beau Lamarre-Condon, 29, faces three new charges as police allege he shot dead Baird and Davies
“It’s a tough place, that’s the way it is,” Walford said.
Police allege Lamarre-Condon shot dead Mr Baird, 26, and Mr Davies, 29, with his service pistol at Mr Baird’s home on February 19 and then dumped their bodies two days later in the Southern Tablelands.
Mr Baird and Lamarre-Condon had previously been involved in what police described as an on-off romance, but Mr Baird had not wanted to continue a relationship.
Lamarre-Condon, who used to regularly post pictures of himself with international stars on social media, turned himself in to police on February 23.
After a brief court appearance that day, Lamarre-Condon was transferred to the MRRC, where he was placed in protective custody due to his status as a police officer.
Prison authorities also considered him potentially at risk because he was accused of extremely serious crimes, had attracted a saturation of media attention and had never been in prison before.
Police later located the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies at a property in Bungonia, about 180 kilometres southwest of Sydney.
Lamarre-Condon has been in protective custody and under constant surveillance at the Metropolitan Reception and Detention Centre in Silverwater, western Sydney, for the past four months.
His mental state is reported to be deteriorating.
The bodies of Mr Davies (left) and Mr Baird were found on a property in Bungonia, about 180km south-west of Sydney.
Police allege Beau Lamarre-Condon broke into Jesse Baird’s shared home in central Paddington six months before the TV star and her new boyfriend were allegedly shot dead.
“He’s not having a great time at the moment,” a source close to the 28-year-old told Daily Mail Australia earlier this year.
“Obviously, it’s settled now, what happened, the accusations and where he is. I think the rot has set in on the mental level. He’s at a low point right now.”
“He’s very depressed. He’s hit rock bottom.”
Prison authorities do not necessarily consider Lamarre-Condon to be a particular suicide risk, but his circumstances combine to suggest he would be vulnerable in prison.
Lamarre-Condon has not yet entered a plea.
His case returns to Downing Centre Local Court on August 13.
The two domestic violence-related murder charges will replace the original two murder charges as the case progresses through the courts.
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