Beau Lamarre-Condon bought sim card under pseudonym a month before alleged murders, trial hears
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Australia.
Former police officer tells court he bought sim card under name ‘Bob Ballard’ because he planned to go to media about alleged bullying from sergeant Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a Sydney court he obtained a sim card under a pseudonym a month before allegedly murdering two men because he wanted to go to the media about bullying allegations in the police force. The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from Australia, where the story is: ABC (Australia) · how we count
- Nov 12, 12:35 AM UTCFirst reportBeau Lamarre-Condon admits throwing Jesse Baird’s phone off a bridge after alleged murders, trial hearstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:26 AM UTC+5 hLamarre-Condon told Baird he 'won't exist' after break-up, trial hearsabc.net.au ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 5:27 AM UTC · +5 h
- Nov 12, 11:16 PM UTC+23 hLive: Beau Lamarre-Condon answers questions in double murder trialabc.net.au (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 12:48 AM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisBeau Lamarre-Condon bought sim card under pseudonym a month before alleged murders, trial hearstheguardian.com (again) ↗
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2h agoBeau Lamarre-Condon bought sim card under pseudonym a month before alleged murders, trial hears Former police officer tells court he bought sim card under name ‘Bob Ballard’ because he planned to go to media about alleged bullying from sergeant Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a Sydney court he obtained a sim card under a pseudonym a month before allegedly murdering two men because he wanted to go to the media about bullying allegations in the police force. The former police officer is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and his new partner, Luke Davies, with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in Sydney on 19 February 2024.
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