NSW Police Officer Beau Lamarre Charged With Sydney Gay Couple’s Murder
Image: NSW Police Officer Beau Lamarre (right) was charged with the murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Images: Instagram
NSW Police Officer Beau Lamarre was on Friday charged with the murder of former TV presenter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies.
“An off-duty police officer has been charged with two counts of murder following an investigation into the suspicious disappearance of two men in the Eastern Suburbs,” a NSW police spokesperson said in a statement.
Lamarre, a senior constable attached to a specialist command handed himself in at the Bondi Police Station about 10.30 am on Friday. The police had conducted a searched at Lamarre’s Balmain residence on Thursday night.
“He was transferred to Waverley Police Station and charged with two counts of murder. The man was refused bail to appear before Waverley Local Court,” said the police.
The police will allege that Lamarre, who was on duty, shot the couple at Baird’s Paddington home on Monday night and then transported the bodies in a rented white van.
The police have appealed for information relating to a white Toyota Hiace with NSW registration CW82PM, and the movements of the vehicle since Monday evening.
“Anyone who saw the vehicle, or believes they know its whereabouts, is urged to contact police,” a police spokesperson said.
Suspicious Disappearance
On Wednesday morning, the police were alerted after a worker discovered bloodied clothing, a mobile phone, credit cards and car keys belonging to Baird and Davies in a skip-bin on Wilbar Avenue, Cronulla.
NSW police formed Strike Force Ashfordby with detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad. The police searched Baird’s home at Brown Street, Paddington, and immediately established a crime scene. Davies’ home was searched as well. Police said they were confronted with a “significant” amount of blood at Bairds’s home and there were “signs of a struggle”.
CCTV footage showed Baird and Davies entering the Paddington home on Sunday. A rented white van reportedly driven by Lamarre was seen driving by the home.
Police have appealed to anyone with information about Baird and Davies’ disappearance or the investigation to contact Waverley Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Who Is Beau Lamarre
Lamarre shot to fame in 2014 when the then 19-year-old said Lady Gaga’s Sydney visit inspired him to come out to his family. Lamarre threw a note onto the stage, which Gaga read it to her fans. Gaga then invited Lamarre backstage.
He has posed for selfies with celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Gosling and Kirtsen Dunst.
In 2019, he joined the NSW police force and a video of him tasering Indigenous man Kris Bradshaw in the face went viral. An internal investigation cleared Lamarre of any wrongdoing.
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