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‘Killer cop’ says he’s ‘responsible’ for ex’s death – but ‘didn’t want to kill him’ · The Front

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  Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Kristen Amiott with
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  Speaker 1: the front's afternoon headlines. Accused double murderer Bo Lamar-Condon admits
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  Speaker 1: he's responsible for his ex-boyfriend's death, but claims it was
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  Speaker 1: a tragic accident. The former New South Wales police officer
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  Speaker 1: is accused of murdering former TV presenter Jesse Baird and
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  Speaker 1: Baird's partner, flight attendant Luke Davies, in early 2024. He's
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  Speaker 1: pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder
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  Speaker 1: and one count of aggravated break-and-enter. Over several hours on
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  Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday, Lamar Condon gave evidence in his own
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  Speaker 1: defence before a jury in the New South Wales Supreme Court.
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  Speaker 1: He concluded his evidence in chief by saying he's, quote,
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  Speaker 1: responsible for Jesse Baird's death, but, quote, didn't want to
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  Speaker 1: kill him. The Crown's case is that Lamar Condon entered
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  Speaker 1: Baird's Paddington Chair House on the morning of February 19, 2024,
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  Speaker 1: disguised as an Uber Eats delivery driver. Prosecutors say the
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  Speaker 1: former cop shot Jesse Baird, who was in the home's kitchen,
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  Speaker 1: twice with his police-issued Glock pistol, with the second shot
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  Speaker 1: being execution style. They say he then shot Luke Davies
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  Speaker 1: through the door to Baird's bedroom, where Davies was trying
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  Speaker 1: to call 000. But Lamar Condon on Friday doubled down
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  Speaker 1: on his claim he was acting in self-defence when he
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  Speaker 1: shot Jesse Baird, making him, quote, guilty of manslaughter. He
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  Speaker 1: says Luke Davies then accidentally shot himself after a scuffle
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  Speaker 1: broke out. In testimony given on Friday morning, Lamar Condon
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  Speaker 1: said he only entered the Paddington home using a key
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  Speaker 1: Baird gave to him when they were casually dating to
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  Speaker 1: collect some of his belongings after Baird ended the relationship.
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  Speaker 1: He claimed Baird, who was preparing to move out of
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  Speaker 1: the share house, lunged at him with a knife, causing
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  Speaker 1: him to fear for his life. A voice actor is
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  Speaker 1: reading the words spoken by Beau Lamar Condon in court.
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  Speaker 2: That was when I realised, shit, if he drives that
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  Speaker 2: into my throat, I'm going to be dead. I didn't
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  Speaker 2: want to kill him.
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  Speaker 1: The former cop claimed his police training kicked in and
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  Speaker 1: he attempted to disarm Baird with his Glock.
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  Speaker 2: I knew if I didn't do that, the knife was 110%
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  Speaker 2: going to be driven into my neck and Jesse Bird
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  Speaker 2: would be sitting in my position today.
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  Speaker 1: But Lamar Condon said Baird was accidentally shot through the
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  Speaker 1: temple as he struggled for the gun.
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  Speaker 2: Jesse did not cause the gun to go off. His
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  Speaker 2: hand was not on the trigger. It was my fault.
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  Speaker 2: I am guilty of manslaughter and I am responsible for
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  Speaker 2: his death but it wasn't intentional. I must be truthful
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  Speaker 2: and I must take accountability that I'm responsible for his death,
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  Speaker 2: but it was not intentional.
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  Speaker 1: Lamar Condon said he struggled to connect with reality following
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  Speaker 1: the alleged murders and said he decided against going to
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  Speaker 1: police in the following days because he feared he wouldn't
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  Speaker 1: be believed and that he'd be killed in prison for
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  Speaker 1: being a cop. He'll face cross-examination by Crown prosecutors when
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  Speaker 1: he returns to the witness box on Monday. Victorian MP
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  Speaker 1: Helen Haynes is in a stable condition, two weeks after
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  Speaker 1: she was allegedly attacked outside her Wangaratta electorate office. Haynes
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  Speaker 1: lost both her legs after she was allegedly struck by
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  Speaker 1: a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by Brendan Nugent on October 19.
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  Speaker 1: A 90-year-old woman has become the 16th victim of the
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  Speaker 1: Bondi Beach terror attack, almost a year after two gunmen
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  Speaker 1: allegedly opened fire on a Hanukkah event in the seaside suburb.
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  Speaker 1: Eve Geller died on Thursday night from medical complications associated
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  Speaker 1: with a bullet wound sustained during the alleged attack. She'll
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  Speaker 1: be laid to rest on Monday. Check out those stories
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  Speaker 1: live right now at theaustralian.com.au and come back to the
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  Speaker 1: front first thing in the morning for our look at
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  Speaker 1: the very sweary film Wild Horse 9. That's right here
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  Speaker 1: Saturday morning.