Jesse Baird and Luke Davies: NSW Police give major update on allegations against Beau Lamarre-Condon - as Bungonia property owner breaks silence

• Jesse Baird and Luke Davies shot dead in Sydney home 
• Officer Beau Lamarre-Condon charged with murder 
• READ MORE: Chilling decoy texts alleged killer cop sent 

The celeb-chasing cop charged with the double murder of Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies allegedly bought an angle grinder, padlock and weights with the help of a ‘female acquaintance’  before travelling to a rural property now being scoured by police divers.

NSW Police Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was charged with two counts of murder after allegedly using his police pistol to shoot dead Mr Baird, 26, and his partner Mr Davies, 29, in a Paddington home in Sydney’s east on Monday last week.

Police set up a crime scene at a property off Hazelton Road at Bungonia in the NSW Southern Tablelands, around 185km south-west of Sydney, not far from Goulburn on Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner David Hudson told reporters on Monday morning that Lamarre-Condon had made ‘partial admissions to an acquaintance’ the day after the alleged killings before buying an angle grinder and a padlock.

He allegedly later bought weights before returning to the rural property, which has four dams, at night.

‘We can confirm that last Monday, a week ago, the 19th of February, gunshots were heard from the Paddington address,’ Mr Hudson said.

‘Later that evening, we will allege that the accused hired a white HiAce van from Sydney airport.

‘On Tuesday the 20th of February we will allege that partial admissions were made by the accused to an acquaintance of having been involved in the death of two individuals.’

The following day, police launched a major manhunt after bloodied clothing belonging to Mr Baird and Mr Davies was found in a skip in Cronulla.

‘I can indicate that on that same day, the Wednesday, the accused we believe attended Bungonia area with an acquaintance who was not involved in anything,’ Mr Hudson added.

The female acquaintance is currently assisting police with their enquiries.

Beau Lamarre-Condon, the former partner of Baird, is understood to be refusing to tell investigations where the bodies are located

‘We believe that that acquaintance assisted the accused in purchasing an angle grinder and a padlock from a local hardware store in that area before driving to a rural property in Bungonia,’ Mr Hudson added.

Police allege the angle grinder was used to sever a padlock on a gate at the property before being replaced with the one bought at the hardware store.

Police allege Lamarre-Condon then disappeared in the HiAce van for half an hour, leaving the acquaintance on their own before returning to pick her up.

‘I can indicate that at 11 pm that evening, weights were purchased from a department store by the accused and it is believed that he eturned to that rural property overnight and during that evening, having acquired also two torches from the acquaintance.’

Lamarre-Condon was seen leaving the Bungonia area around 4.30am the following day, police allege.

Divers are expected to search a series of dams on the Hazelton Road property and search neighbouring bushland for signs of evidence.

The rural road is lined with acreages, with the search area just metres away from a sheep and olive farm.

The property owner, who lives in Melbourne, described it as a ‘weekend farm’ and said no one was present there last week.

‘The police are just following a lead. They rang me yesterday (Sunday) to request access to my site and all my neighbours,’ the property owner told Daily Mail Australia.

He revealed there were four dams on the plot of land.

When asked if Lamarre-Condon had any known links to the site the property owner said: ‘None at all – they are just following leads’.

‘Divers from the Marine Area Command were called to the scene and have today been assisting with a search at the location,’ a NSW Police spokesman said on Sunday night.

The search resumed at first light on Monday morning.

Divers had previously been seen searching a waterway at Lambton, Newcastle.

Cops reveal ‘no-one’ has told them where Jesse Baird, Luke Davies’ bodies are 

Police Commissioner Karen Webb told the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday morning the dams weren’t the only area being searched.

‘That’s not necessarily the only search area. It’s not definitive that’s the location where the bodies are.

‘No one has come forward to help us locate the bodies.’

The commissioner also addressed a report that Jesse Baird saw a shadowy figure at the foot of his bed in the weeks before his death.

Ms Webb said: ‘It doesn’t look like that was reported to police.’

Lamarre-Condon, the former partner of Baird, is understood to be refusing to tell investigators where the bodies are located.

Police are relying on  CCTV, toll road payments and GPS mobile data, to piece together the events in the days after the alleged double murder.

The property owner, who lives in Melbourne , described it as a ‘weekend farm’ and said no one was present there last week. There are four dams on the property (three largest are circled)

It is believed Lamarre-Condon also travelled to Cronulla, Newcastle and Grays Point in the days after the alleged murders.

According to court documents, Baird and Davies were both allegedly killed by Lamarre-Condon at Baird’s Paddington terrace house between 12.01am and 5.30pm on Monday.

The shooting allegedly occurred just hours after they were last seen alive at a pre-Mardi Gras party night on Sunday at the Beresford Hotel in Surry Hills.

Neighbours said they heard arguing from the Paddington house early on Monday morning.

Later on Monday evening, Lamarre-Condon hired a white van from Mascot and allegedly used it to dispose of the couple’s bodies, police said.

Lamarre-Condon has been charged with two counts of murder and has been remanded in custody at Silverwater Correctional Complex while his matter remains before the courts.

Detectives and forensics officers are still scouring the state to find the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies

READ MORE: Chilling decoy texts cop Beau Lamarre-Condon ‘sent from dead Channel 10 presenter’s phone’

It emerged on Sunday that Lamarre-Condon is alleged to have sent decoy texts from Mr Baird’s phone after allegedly killing the Channel 10 presenter.

Lamarre-Condon previously dated Mr Baird but had broken up in recent months, with Mr Baird announcing his relationship with his new boyfriend in recent weeks.

Family and friends of Mr Baird told police they were deeply concerned about the behaviour of Lamarre-Condon in the lead-up to the Channel 10 presenter’s death.

During the course of the investigation, police were told Lamarre-Condon bombarded Mr Baird with calls and text messages for months after their relationship ended.

Superintendent Doherty said there had been no ‘warning flags’ or complaints raised with police since the pair split but that in the course of their inquiries it has since ‘been documented that there was some worrying behaviour that has been alleged by family and friends’.

Lamarre-Condon once found fame as celebrity chaser and has been pictured stars including Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and Harry Styles.

He did not apply for bail during his court appearance on Friday and will appear again on April 23.

On Sunday, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb issued a heartfelt statement in which she called on the community to ‘have patience’ as police continue their investigation.

She also said she had been left saddened and shocked by the deaths.

‘I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird. It is difficult to comprehend the grief and pain of their loss,’ she said.

Police sources said Lamarre-Condon used Mr Baird’s phone to text his housemates after killing the pair to fake an impending interstate move

‘I acknowledge this week’s events are distressing for many and I share the sadness and shock about the alleged nature of Luke and Jesse’s deaths.

‘I understand there are many unanswered questions and while I cannot comment on the matter before the courts, I can reassure Luke and Jesse’s loved ones, and the people of New South Wales, that we are working around the clock to find those answers.’

She also urged anyone with information to contact police.

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