The trial of Beau Lamarre‑Condon, who stands accused of murdering the Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, has heard testimony from a friend who said she was asked to dispose of a phone after the alleged killings. The witness, identified in court as Stacey Parker, took the stand and recounted a conversation in which Lamarre‑Condon reportedly told her he needed her help to get rid of a device. She described the request as unusual and said it came shortly after the couple disappeared. The jury listened as she detailed the circumstances surrounding the request, noting that it was made while the case was already under police scrutiny.
Parker explained that she first met Lamarre‑Condon through a mutual interest in following celebrities. According to her testimony, the two bonded over their habit of tracking the movements of well‑known figures, a pastime that brought them into contact in social settings. This shared hobby, she said, was the basis of their acquaintance and the reason she felt comfortable enough to speak with him about personal matters. The court heard that the friendship was not rooted in any professional relationship but rather in this leisure activity that both enjoyed.
During her testimony, Parker recalled that Lamarre‑Condon asked her to do him a favour that involved travelling a specific distance from her home. He told her she needed to be 30 to 40 kilometres away before proceeding with the task. Once at that distance, he instructed her to turn the phone on, then turn it off, and finally throw it into a body of water. A separate quote from another friend echoed this description: "He wanted me to turn the phone on, turn it off, and then throw it into some body of water." The prosecution presented this sequence as part of the alleged effort to conceal evidence linked to the murders.
Parker also testified that Lamarre‑Condon told her he had stolen police files related to COVID from the commissioner.
Parker also testified that Lamarre‑Condon told her he had stolen police files related to COVID from the commissioner. She quoted him as saying, "He told me he'd stolen some police files from the commissioner to do with COVID and wanted me to get rid of a phone." This statement was repeated in another quote from a West Australian woman who said Lamarre‑Condon described the files as being connected to the pandemic.
In addition to the file allegation, Parker reported that Lamarre‑Condon characterised the phone‑disposal task as "the Devil’s work." She quoted him directly: "He said it was the Devil's work." A West Australian woman offered a similar recollection, stating, "He just told me it was the devil’s work." The phrase appeared multiple times in the testimony, indicating that Lamarre‑Condon framed the request in moral or supernatural terms, a detail the prosecution highlighted as indicative of his mindset at the time.
Parker further recounted that Lamarre‑Condon told her, "There's two guys missing in Sydney, he used to know one of them and he was being set up." This remark referenced Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, the couple who have been reported missing and later alleged to have been murdered. According to Parker, Lamarre‑Condon said he knew one of the victims and believed he was being framed for their disappearance. The claim introduces a narrative of alleged conspiracy that the defence may seek to explore, while the prosecution treats it as part of the accused’s attempt to explain away his involvement.
The proceedings are taking place in the NSW Supreme Court, where Lamarre‑Condon faces two counts of murder for the shooting deaths of Baird and Davies. The chronology shows that the alleged killings occurred on 2024-02-19, and the jury heard about the phone‑disposal request on 2026-10-15, the same day Parker said she saw a news story identifying Lamarre‑Condon as a person of interest. On that date, the court also recorded that Lamarre‑Condon allegedly asked Parker to dispose of the phone. The trial remains ongoing, with both sides presenting evidence and witness testimony to establish what transpired in the lead‑up to the couple’s deaths.
