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The accused, a 30-year-old individual, has entered a plea of not guilty in the case involving the alleged murder of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, a flight attendant. The tragic incident reportedly took place at their home in inner-city Sydney in February 2024.
It has been revealed that Lamarre-Condon had a brief romantic involvement with Baird prior to the incident.
As the legal proceedings ramp up, a three-month trial is set to commence in September. The former police officer appeared remotely via audio-visual link from Long Bay prison for a brief court hearing today.
During the session, dressed in a standard-issue green top, the accused only spoke to confirm his communication with NSW Supreme Court Justice Natalie Adams.
The court was informed by the prosecution that the witness list for the trial could include between 200 to 300 individuals.
With discussions still to take place between prosecution and defence lawyers, the number of people actually testifying in person could be cut down to about 100, prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC said.
Lamarre-Condon’s defence team is still waiting to receive evidence from telecommunications experts, crime scene reconstructions and jail call transcripts.
The 30-year-old became the first serving NSW police officer charged with murder in several decades after he was accused of shooting the couple at Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney’s inner-east.
Police allege the bodies were then dumped at a rural property.
The senior constable later handed himself in, was charged with murder and eventually sacked by NSW Police.
Lamarre-Condon joined the force in 2019.
His case will return to court on May 29.