A Sydney court heard on Tuesday that Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly spent $160 on flowers and involved his mother in an elaborate attempt to mislead Jesse Baird.
Lamarre-Condon reportedly shared a stock-style image of flowers on his Instagram “close friends” story, limiting access to a chosen group of followers and deliberately leaving Baird out.
The caption read, “When he’s in Melbourne but still sends you these…”, creating the impression that Baird had sent the flowers to him.
Baird learned of the post when a friend forwarded him a screenshot shortly after it was uploaded in November 2023. He then challenged Lamarre-Condon about it.
Senior Constable Nicole Harvell, pictured below, told the court that Lamarre-Condon allegedly claimed the flowers had actually been sent by his stepfather to his mother, Coleen Lamarre.
According to Ms Harvell, Lamarre-Condon visited a florist, paid for a matching bouquet to be assembled and created a fake note supposedly written to his mother by his stepfather.
He then asked Coleen Lamarre to pose with the flowers and forged note before sending the resulting photograph to Baird.
When Baird questioned him about the Instagram story, Lamarre-Condon allegedly responded with a lengthy message focused on his own honesty.
Ms Harvell also described meeting Lamarre-Condon during a six-hour shift at a Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert in Sydney on February 4, 2023.
She told the court that roughly 80 per cent of their conversation centred on what she called his “obsession” with Baird. The same subject reportedly dominated their later discussions during their friendship, which lasted almost a year.
Ms Harvell said Lamarre-Condon appeared increasingly concerned about the people Baird might have been speaking to or seeing.
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“It seemed like he was getting quite worried that Jesse was not as into him or seeing other people,” she told the court.
The court also heard that Lamarre-Condon later sent Ms Harvell screenshots of his private conversations with Baird.
She said he had “somehow” gained access to Baird’s phone and discovered information about other men Baird was seeing.
Lamarre-Condon allegedly messaged her, writing, “So I did a f***ing thing”, alongside a facepalm emoji.
He then asked her to view a post on his Instagram “close friends” story.
Ms Harvell said she could not recall the exact subject of the story, but remembered that it related to Lamarre-Condon’s circumstances with Baird at the time.
Lamarre-Condon reportedly explained: “So I posted those stories because I was triggered.”
The precise content of the Instagram stories remains unclear.
The court also heard from Senior Sergeant James Woodbury, who said he is responsible for coordinating mandatory firearm-conduct training for police officers.
Mr Woodbury said Beau Lamarre-Condon completed his annual training in January 2024 – a month before he allegedly fatally shot Baird and Davies (pictured together, above).
During the training, officers are taught and reminded how to handle firearms safely, and shoot moving targets.