A grieving friend of late TV presenter Jesse Baird has accused NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb of using inappropriate language to describe accused killer Beau Lamarre-Condon during her ‘train wreck’ press conference. Tuesday afternoon.
The commissioner had told reporters she was “grateful” for Lamarre-Condon’s help in locating the bodies of Baird and her boyfriend Luke Davies at a property in Bungonia, about 180 kilometers south of Sydney, that morning.
Lamarre-Condon, a senior constable with the New South Wales Police, was charged with two counts of murder on Friday, but waited until 11am on Tuesday, after speaking to his lawyer, to tell police where They could find the bodies of the two young people.
In light of this crucial help, Ms Webb, who was previously criticized for describing the alleged double murder using the outdated term “crime of passion”, told the press conference: “We are very confident that we have located Luke and Jesse .
“I would also like to say that this information came with the help of the defendant, for which we are very grateful and I am sure the families are very grateful.”
Mitch Swanson, who was a good friend of Baird, was outraged when he saw Webb once again offend with his thoughtless choice of words.
The bodies of Luke Davies (left) and Jesse Baird (right) were discovered on Tuesday after their accused killer, Beau Lamarre-Condon, allegedly told officers where he had left them.
Announcing the discovery of the bodies, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb (pictured) said the force was “grateful” to Lamarre-Condon for allegedly revealing where they were.
“Saying how GRATEFUL you are to the killer for revealing information is just another blow to his family and friends,” wrote Mitch Swanson.
He doesn’t deserve any kind of thanks. The way the police have handled this is an absolute disaster.’
Swanson shared another scathing critique of Commissioner Webb’s text on her Instagram Story.
‘Heartbroken again. The children have been found,” she stated.
‘We are in no way grateful for the fact that the defendants helped the police find the bodies of our dear friends.
‘What a fucked up thing to say!’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Swanson and New South Wales Police for comment.
Commissioner Webb’s controversial comments came after a failed attempt to regain public perception after calling the deaths of Baird and Davies a “crime of passion”.
Jesse Baird’s friend Mitch Swanson (pictured, left, with Baird) criticized Commissioner Webb’s use of the word “grateful.”
In several online comments (one pictured), Swanson said Baird’s loved ones are “not grateful” to her alleged killer and described police’s “handling of this” as an “absolute train wreck.” .
Earlier on Tuesday, Commissioner Webb called for public scrutiny of her description, saying, “There will always be enemies.”
‘Haters like to hate…isn’t that what Taylor [Swift] say?’ he told Sunrise.
However, any recovery achieved was quickly undone by the use of the word “grateful.”
The suspected bodies of Channel Ten presenter Mr Baird and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend Mr Davies were discovered at a property in Bungonia, south of Sydney, on Tuesday afternoon.
Police are “confident” the remains are those of Baird and Davies, but forensic tests have not yet confirmed their identities.
Lamarre-Condon, a senior New South Wales police officer, is alleged to have shot the couple on the terrace of Baird’s home in Paddington, inner Sydney, last Monday.
The officer allegedly shot the two with his police Glock pistol.
A vigil in memory of Baird and Davies will be held in front of the brick wall at Brontë Beach in Sydney’s east on Tuesday night.
Lamarre-Condon surrendered to Bondi police station on Thursday, where he was charged with two counts of murder on Friday.
However, he allegedly refused to tell police where Baird and Davies’ bodies were until a lawyer advised him to help with the investigation on Tuesday.
Homicide squad commander Danny Doherty did not reveal what condition the bodies were discovered in, but said they were “covered in debris.”
Baird and Davies’ remains were allegedly transported to the crime scene on Jerrara Road, about 20 minutes from investigators’ original search site, in surf bags.
A vigil for Baird and Davies (pictured together) will be held at the brick wall at Brontë Beach in Sydney’s east on Tuesday at 7pm.
Lamarre-Condon is alleged to have shot the couple at Baird’s terrace house in Paddington (pictured) last week.
Detective Doherty alleged that Lamarre-Condon acted alone in killing the couple.
“We will allege that he acted alone and that he is the only person responsible for placing Luke and Jesse’s bodies in their current location,” he said.
Lamarre-Condon has been suspended without pay from the New South Wales Police and will appear in court in April.