Accused acknowledges privacy breach during Sydney double murder cross-examination

UPDATE: Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has acknowledged breaching Jesse Baird's privacy and trust while giving evidence in his double murder trial. He has pleaded not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney's Paddington in February 2024.

Under prosecution questioning on Tuesday, Lamarre-Condon said he had used Baird's phone to unfollow two or three people. He rejected the suggestion that the number was 20 and said he had not deleted contacts. He agreed the conduct was wrong, while saying Baird had given him the phone.

The exchange concerned their relationship and events before the deaths. An admission about accessing a phone is not an admission to the murder charges. The jury must assess the evidence alongside the rest of the case.

The accused disputed other suggestions put to him, including that he had secretly learned Baird's phone code. He said Baird had supplied it during car journeys so he could play music. His account remains testimony subject to cross-examination, not a settled court finding.

The trial continues in the New South Wales Supreme Court. The prosecution's questions and the accused's answers reflect contested issues, and no verdict has been reached.