The NSW Supreme Court heard on Monday that Lamarre-Condon texted Baird on the evening of August 16, 2023, suggesting a walk and lunch catchup. Baird replied the following afternoon with a message that senior constable Dana Schagen, a friend of Lamarre-Condon, described as "the equivalent of a thumbs up" and "so savage".
Hours later, Lamarre-Condon allegedly broke into Baird's share house while he was home. Baird reported the break-in at the time, saying he woke to a man standing over his bed. Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield, SC, alleged in his opening that Lamarre-Condon used a key he had stolen or copied and placed a bobby pin in the lock to suggest the door was picked.
Schagen told the court that after the break-in, Lamarre-Condon said he had heard from Baird and that they were catching up for dinner. Baird had told him his phone was stolen in a home invasion, Lamarre-Condon claimed. Under questioning, Schagen said Lamarre-Condon never told her he was the person Baird chased out of the house.
More than a month after Baird and Davies died, Lamarre-Condon called Schagen and said 'not everything in the news is true'. She told the court she cut him off, saying "You killed two people", and reported the call to her boss.
The Crown argues Lamarre-Condon killed Baird after an obsessive and jealous infatuation, and killed Davies to eliminate a witness. The defence says Lamarre-Condon entered the house disguised as a delivery rider to retrieve belongings, a struggle ensued, and his gun went off, with Davies fatally shooting himself accidentally. The trial continues.