Beau Lamarre-Condon told the court that he didn't watch or take photos of Jesse Baird having sex with another man.
The court previously heard Lamarre-Condon went to Baird's house and watched him have sex with another man through his bedroom window, and allegedly sent photos to his friend Elizabeth Kennedy.
On Thursday, Lamarre-Condon told the court he saw Baird being intimate with another man after their first breakup on April 21, 2023, but it was an accident, and he didn't stick around or take photos.
Lamarre-Condon said he left some of his clothes at Baird's house and had asked if he could collect them.
'I thought I'd knock on his window because that's what I'd normally do, I went to knock but I didn't because I saw Jesse having sexual intercourse with someone I did not know,' he said.
He said that he 'froze' and left. 'I did not stay and watch like a little creep,' he said.
'I did not take photos. I did not send any photos to Elizabeth Kennedy.'
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one count of break and enter.
He is the first witness in the defence case.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon: 'I didn't watch Jesse Baird having sex like a little creep'
Beau Lamarre-Condon told the court that he didn't watch or take photos of Jesse Baird having sex with another man.
The court previously heard Lamarre-Condon went to Baird's house and watched him have sex with another man through his bedroom window, and allegedly sent photos to his friend Elizabeth Kennedy.
On Thursday, Lamarre-Condon told the court he saw Baird being intimate with another man after their first breakup on April 21, 2023, but it was an accident, and he didn't stick around or take photos.
Lamarre-Condon said he left some of his clothes at Baird's house and had asked if he could collect them.
He said Baird told him to knock on his bedroom window when he arrived.
Lamarre-Condon said he could see through Baird's sheer curtains that his bedroom light was on.
'I thought I'd knock on his window because that's what I'd normally do, I went to knock but I didn't because I saw Jesse having sexual intercourse with someone I did not know,' he said.
He said that he 'froze' and left. 'I did not stay and watch like a little creep,' he said.
'I did not take photos. I did not send any photos to Elizabeth Kennedy.'
Accused killer reveals the first time he read Jesse Baird's texts
Beau Lamarre-Condon told the court that his romantic relationship with Baird continued through to April 2023.
On April 14, he said, they met up with his friend Georgia Cook in Manly before doing an escape room together.
They went back to Baird's house in Paddington when, Lamarre-Condon claimed, Baird asked him to edit a video of them in the escape room on his phone.
'Jesse gave me access to his phone,' he said.
He said messages from another man popped up, so Lamarre-Condon clicked on them and read the conversation.
He took photos of the messages with his phone and 'sent that photo to multiple friends to ask for their advice,' he said.
Lamarre-Condon told the court he told Baird he was sick and went home because he was upset about the messages.
He then decided to talk to Baird about the status of their relationship.
The court heard he re-joined the dating app Tinder and realised Baird was also on Tinder.
Lamarre-Condon also said Baird would often leave his house key in the letterbox so he could let himself in when Baird wasn't there.
One of the first times this happened, the court heard, Baird texted Lamarre-Condon, saying: 'Left the key in the letterbox for you.
'As much as it pains me to say this, maybe leave [your dog] Ivy at yours tonight, still getting to know my other housemate xx.
'I'll be home asap to give you a big, sloppy kiss xoxo.'
Lamarre-Condon explained Baird had used a tongue emoji at the end of the text.
'Those cuddles and kisses on the nose, though': Lamarre-Condon reveals texts with Jesse Baird
After lunch, Beau Lamarre-Condon ran through a series of Instagram messages with Jesse Baird (pictured together) from December 2022 - when they started dating.
Just before Baird went to Melbourne to spend Christmas with his family, Lamarre-Condon texted him: 'I'll see you when you get back, handsome boy xx.
'Also, is it weird/too soon to say I miss you already, those cuddles and kisses on the nose though...'
Baird replied: 'Yeah, I do kinda wish you were coming down to Melbs [Melbourne] to meet the fam.'
Lamarre-Condon wrote: 'Hope you have an amazing day with the fam xx.
'Make sure you tell [your mother] Helen I said hi.'
He told the court that Baird liked his shirt, so Lamarre-Condon bought him the same one and wrapped it up for Christmas Day.
Lamarre-Condon described a range of emojis he sent to the court, including a face with hearts around it, laughing emojis with a sweat drop, and kissing emojis.
His lawyer John Stratton SC thanked Lamarre-Condon for explaining and describing the emojis for 'people like me'.
Lamarre-Condon starts his evidence by crying and pointing the finger at 'homophobic' bosses
Beau Lamarre-Condon spent his first 10 minutes on the stand pointing the finger at a range of cops who allegedly made homophobic comments.
He said one boss remarked: 'Are you the homosexual? It's not too late to repent for your sins, or to turn to Jesus.'
Lamarre-Condon then spoke about the first time he met Jesse Baird at Universal nightclub on Oxford Street in October 2022.
He said their relationship was 'friends with a sexual relationship' at first, before they started going on dates in December of that year.
Instagram messages between the pair were tendered to the court, but were not read aloud.
As soon as he took the stand, another 54 people joined the court's livestream.
The livestream is not public, but can be accessed by legal teams, family, and media.
His evidence will continue after lunch, at 2pm.
Beau Lamarre-Condon gives evidence and immediately breaks down in tears
Beau Lamarre-Condon has taken the witness stand, as the defence begins.
Lamarre-Condon began by talking about homophobic slurs he endured during his time in the police force.
Slurs included one manager saying 'f***ots would be thrown off a cliff'.
Lamarre-Condon told the court he made a complaint about the manager but nothing was done.
He said that he had dealt with '12 to 15' dead bodies during his service, which involved going to morgues, attending hangings, car accidents, and murders.
The former cop said he went to one scene where a man was pushed off a balcony and was impaled by a metal pole.
'I had to hold his intestines in his body while he was alive. I had his blood and stuff on me and I was there for a number of hours,' he said.
'As soon as the job was done, the bosses said "you're not getting overtime".'
Lamarre-Condon broke down while talking about a suicide of a fellow cop at a police station he was working at.
He told the court that he had spoken to this particular officer moments before he shot himself in the head.
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Lamarre-Condon's AliExpress purchases revealed
The Crown's case ended with detective Sasha Pinazza being asked about a series of orders Beau Lamarre-Condon placed with online budget retailer, AliExpress.
On Tuesday, the court heard that a motorbike helmet Lamarre-Condon used to disguise himself as an Uber Eats driver on the day of the alleged murders was likely purchased through AliExpress.
Ms Pinazza told the court Lamarre-Condon did not have a motorbike licence.
In court on Thursday, Ms Pinazza said Lamarre-Condon made a series of AliExpress purchases, but investigators couldn't work out what the purchases were for.
Court hears there was no evidence Lamarre-Condon was a surfer despite his claims
During cross-examination, lead detective Sasha Pinazza was asked about Lamarre-Condon's mental health records.
She confirmed he had attended regular appointments with a clinical psychologist for depression and anxiety prior to the alleged double murder in February 2024.
Lamarre-Condon's lawyer, John Stratton SC, then pointed to a photo of his client standing near the surf with a board.
The court previously heard that Lamarre-Condon told a friend he was a surfer and that he had bought Jesse Baird a surfboard during their relationship.
He claimed he was buying a new surfboard bag because he wanted to get the board back from Baird.
Earlier this week, the court heard there was no evidence Lamarre-Condon was a surfer.
Lamarre-Condon is accused of buying two new surfboard bags specifically to conceal the bodies of Baird and Luke Davies.
In court on Thursday, jurors were shown a photo of Lamarre-Condon standing on a beach with a board.
Justice Natalie Adams said: 'I'm no surfing expert, but that's not a surfboard.'
Mr Stratton confirmed his client wasn't holding a surfboard in the photo, it was a life-saving board.
He said Lamarre-Condon had participated in a police surf rescue program, where he used a paddle board with handles.
Lamarre-Condon backflips on his schizophrenia, cancer and arm amputation claims
Police obtained Beau Lamarre-Condon's Medicare records from 1997 to 2024, which showed he never had cancer or schizophrenia, despite his claims.
Lamarre-Condon, 31, used his friend's Instagram account to send Jesse Baird a lengthy text after their final breakup in November 2023.
In the message, which was written to look as though it was from a female friend, Lamarre-Condon claimed he was getting chemotherapy for cancer and that he might need an arm amputated.
He later told investigators that he was being treated for depression, anxiety and schizophrenia, though he couldn't recall the names of his medications.
In court on Thursday, lead detective Sasha Pinazza confirmed Lamarre-Condon had day surgery at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst on February 21, 2024 - two days after the alleged murders.
Crown prosecutors tendered Lamarre-Condon's medical history, before Ms Pinazza confirmed there was 'no significant medical history', and that he never had cancer.
Justice Natalie Adams also read part of an amended statement of facts aloud for the jury.
Lamarre-Condon agreed to the amendments earlier this year, based on advice from his lawyers.
The amendment included an acknowledgment that he never had cancer, and that his treatment at St Vincent's Hospital on February 21, 2024, had nothing to do with his shoulder, as he previously claimed.
He also acknowledged that he was never prescribed medication for any mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial: Tuesday recap
On Tuesday, the court heard Jesse Baird (pictured) was supposed to start a new job as an executive producer for a shark documentary on the day he died.
The Crown prosecutor read a statement by the owner of a television production company, Lana Thrupp.
Ms Thrupp said she advertised a producer position in early February 2024 and received an application from Baird.
She interviewed him over the phone and was 'very impressed' by his enthusiasm.
'I thought he was amazing, he seemed really keen and like a lovely person,' she said.
Baird was offered the job on February 13 and quickly sent his employment forms to Ms Thrupp.
He was due to start working from home on call sheets and location scouting on Monday, February 19 - the day he was allegedly murdered.
She became concerned when calls to Baird's phone went straight to voicemail because he appeared to be very excited about the role and had earlier been responding quickly to emails.
Baird's mother was listed as his emergency contact on his employment forms.
Ms Thrupp had planned to call her until she received a reply from Baird's phone at 10.57pm on February 20 - the day after he died.
The text read: 'Hey Lana sorry to do this to you, but after a lot of thought, I think it would be best if I resign immediately.
'I'm sorry to do this to you but I need to focus on myself.'
Ms Thrupp asked him to delete correspondence about the television series and abandoned her plans to contact his mother.
Over acai bowls in Bondi, Beau Lamarre-Condon (pictured below) told his new boyfriend that he lived a 'high-end life' and was friends with 'A-list celebrities', just days before he allegedly killed two people.
The court heard Lamarre-Condon matched with a South African man on the dating app Hinge in January 2024 and they went on their first date on February 3.
His statement was read to the court by Crown prosecutors before lunch on Tuesday.
In his statement, the man said they had coffee and acai bowls in Bondi when Lamarre-Condon told him he had seen the singer Pink at high-end cafe, Bills.
'He told me about the celebrities he's met and that he lives a high-end lifestyle,' the statement read.
'He did ask me about myself a bit, but he did speak mostly about himself ... He came across as nice, and it was impressive that he knew so many A-list celebrities.'
In the statement, the man said Lamarre-Condon told him he had just come out of a 'situationship' with another man who was 26, but he didn't use Jesse Baird's name.
Their second date was in Bondi on February 6. They went to Bangkok Bites and had Messina ice cream for dessert, before Lamarre-Condon drove him to a lookout in North Bondi in his Tesla.
At the lookout, Lamarre-Condon told him there was a 'fireplace' setting on his Tesla, which meant a fireplace video played on the screen.
The man said Lamarre-Condon told him that he didn't want to activate the fireplace setting because 'the person he was in a situationship with still had his logins for the Tesla app and would be able to see'.
'He said he also needed to be careful about the music he played on Spotify because the other person was monitoring his Spotify.'
Lamarre-Condon sent the man text messages and five voice messages around the time he allegedly killed Baird and Davies.
On February 19 - the day of the alleged murders - Lamarre-Condon sent him a text at 11.59pm, saying: 'How was your Monday Mr? X.'
The boyfriend was asleep, so he replied the next day, saying his Monday was 'good', and asking about Lamarre-Condon's day and whether he slept well.
On February 20, the day after the alleged murders, Lamarre-Condon sent him voice notes saying he was 'very sick' and had a day procedure in hospital.
The court previously heard Lamarre-Condon had a minor procedure at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst on February 21.
The voice message was read to the court. He said: 'Sorry I've been a bit MIA, I've been sick and I have this operation today so I'm a bit nervous about it ... I always feel worried about having anaesthetic.
'I'm just not feeling the best ... trying to get back into a positive mindset.'
He declined an invitation to a boat party because he wasn't feeling positive about his body.
'I haven't been to the gym this week, I have no intention of going to the gym this week, and I don't want to be on a boat full of gays,' he said in the voice message.
He then sent another message, saying 'Sorry, I don't want to sound like I'm whinging, I'm actually a pretty positive person, so it's the perfect weather [for a boat party] but I'm going to bed'.
Lamarre-Condon sent a third voice message on February 21 saying he was 'nervous' about his procedure but that he was 'keen' to go on another date soon.
'I have to get my health back up and back into the headspace,' he said.
Previously, the court heard Lamarre-Condon had his day procedure on February 21, before he drove the bodies of Baird and Davies to a rural property and dumped them by a fence.
The following day, Lamarre-Condon sent him another voicemail: 'Don't worry, I didn't block you, I have just shut down all my social media, I'm going to have a bit of a break, mentally.'
He said social media was 'addictive', so he 'temporarily deactivated' his accounts.
The boyfriend said he didn't hear from Lamarre-Condon again.
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