Accused double-murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has been officially removed from the NSW Police Force.
“An off-duty police officer charged with two counts of murder in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been removed today from the NSW Police Force,” police said in a statement on Friday.
“Under section 181D of the Police Act 1990, the Commissioner has the ability to remove officers if she has lost confidence in their suitability to continue as a police officer.”
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb previously told the ABC that the force would investigate whether the 28-year-old had been identified as a “high-risk” officer before his alleged role in the deaths of Sydney same-sex couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird.
"That will form part of the investigation, because we will look at his recruitment file, his history in the organisation, and it might even go back further than that,” she said on February 28.
At the time, Webb couldn’t confirm if police had looked at Lamarre-Condon’s social media profiles, including his chasing of celebrities for selfies, before he joined the force.
"It will form part of the investigation,” she said then.
Lamarre-Condon went by the handle @beaulondonn on Instagram.
Police allege Lamarre-Condon killed Baird, a former Network 10 presenter, at Baird’s Paddington home with his police-issued gun in a premeditated attack. It allegedly followed a months-long campaign of “predatory” behaviour towards Baird.
Davies, a Qantas flight attendant, was also killed because he happened to be at the home at the time, police allege.
Lamarre-Condon is charged with two counts of murder and is currently in the Silverwater Correctional Complex.
He will face court in Sydney’s Downing Centre on April 23 and has yet to enter a plea.
Eliot Hastie is a senior news producer at Channel Ten, reporting on a range of general stories, specialising in foreign affairs and LGBTQ+ stories. He’s also a reporter for Gay Sydney News, where he covers LGBTQIA+ culture, politics and nightlife. He previously helped to build and launch ausbiz, Australia's only live streaming finance news channel, where he was also an executive producer and host. He has previously worked as a finance and business journalist for publications including Fintech Business, Real Estate Business and other Momentum Media titles. Eliot holds a journalism degree from the University of Westminster and brings experience in both broadcast and digital reporting. Contact Eliot: [email protected]
