A police officer accused of murdering a Sydney couple has not pleaded guilty to double murder charges, as his lawyer says the charges “may be” defensible.
Luke Davies and his partner Jessie Baird were allegedly killed in Sydney’s east when Beaumont Lamarre-Condon shot them with his service weapon while they were off duty in February.
The crime was allegedly committed at Mr Baird’s home in Paddington town centre.
The 28-year-old senior constable was sacked from New South Wales Police after being arrested and charged with the murders of both men.
He remains in custody.
Outside court, Walford did not say whether his client Beau Lamarre-Condon (pictured) would plead guilty or not guilty to the charges.
Lamarre-Condon’s lawyer, John Walford, appeared in Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court on Tuesday.
He told Deputy Magistrate Sharon Freund that his client had only received a partial report of evidence from the police.
Freund adjourned the case for eight weeks, as requested by police prosecutors.
The case will return to court on June 18.
Outside court, Walford did not say whether or not his client would plead guilty to the charges.
But he said Lamarre-Condon was fine, given the circumstances.
“It would be very hard for him right now, but it’s hard for everyone,” he said.
When asked by reporters if the charges were defensible, Walford responded: “They might be.”
Tuesday’s developments come after Mr Davies (left) was remembered at a memorial service in Brisbane on Sunday. Baird (right) was farewelled at a funeral in Melbourne in March.
Tuesday’s developments came after Davies was remembered at a memorial service in Brisbane on Sunday.
Baird was fired at a funeral in Melbourne in March.
Those who knew the couple spoke fondly of them and wanted them to be remembered as they lived and not for their tragic ends.
Police allege Lamarre-Condon’s Feb. 19 attack was premeditated after a months-long campaign of “predatory behavior” directed at Mr. Baird, whom the officer briefly dated.
The couple’s bodies were not located until February 27, when they were found inside surfboard bags on the fence of a rural property in Bungonia, near Goulburn, about 200 kilometers southwest of Sydney.
Lamarre-Condon joined the force in 2019 and previously ran a celebrity blog, posing with dozens of celebrities including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles.