Coleen Lamarre charged over alleged witness tampering in son’s double murder trial
Consensus Summary
Coleen Lamarre, the 63-year-old mother of former NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, was arrested on April 29, 2026, and charged with attempting to influence a key witness in her son’s upcoming double murder trial. The charges stem from allegations that she tried to alter evidence in the case involving the 2024 killings of Luke Davies, a Qantas flight attendant, and Jesse Baird, a former TV presenter, who were found dead in surfboard bags near Bungonia. Beau Lamarre-Condon, who pleaded not guilty, faces trial in September 2026, with over 200 witnesses listed by the Crown. Coleen Lamarre was refused bail and will remain in custody at least until May 14, 2026, as prosecutors decide whether to take over the case. The trial follows delays due to changes in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s legal representation and a forensic psychiatric assessment. The case has drawn public attention due to Beau Lamarre-Condon’s prior celebrity blogging and his brief relationship with one of the victims, as well as controversies surrounding police handling of the investigation.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- Coleen Lamarre (63) was arrested in Balmain, Sydney, on April 29, 2026, at approximately 11:15 AM and charged with one count of doing an act intending to pervert the course of justice.
- Coleen Lamarre was refused bail and is due to appear in court on April 30, 2026 (or May 14, 2026, per ABC’s later update).
- Beau Lamarre-Condon, a former NSW Police officer, was charged with the murders of Luke Davies (29, Qantas flight attendant) and Jesse Baird (26, former TV presenter) on February 19, 2024.
- The victims’ bodies were found on February 27, 2024, in surfboard bags at Bungonia, approximately 200 km south of Sydney.
- Beau Lamarre-Condon pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter.
- Beau Lamarre-Condon was dismissed from the NSW Police Force a month after the alleged murders (March 2024).
- Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial is set to begin in September 2026 and is expected to last two to three months.
- Coleen Lamarre was previously spotted in the public gallery during her son’s court appearances.
- Beau Lamarre-Condon was arrested in February 2024 after attending a police station in Bondi.
- The Crown’s witness list includes over 200 names, though it may be reduced.
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- Coleen Lamarre was taken to Day Street Police Station after her arrest.
- The alleged murders occurred at Jesse Baird’s Paddington home, where Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly used his police-issued handgun.
- Coleen Lamarre’s lawyer, John Walford, was previously Beau Lamarre-Condon’s high-profile defence lawyer before Legal Aid took over.
- Coleen Lamarre’s bail application was estimated to take two hours, but the judge called the estimate excessive.
- The prosecutor mentioned the Director of Public Prosecutions may take over the proceedings.
- Coleen Lamarre is a former employee of NSW Police.
- Beau Lamarre-Condon previously ran a celebrity blog and posed with A-listers like Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Harry Styles.
- The alleged murder sparked a request by the Mardi Gras board for police to not march in the parade, which they did in plainclothes.
- Former NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb apologized for calling the case a ‘crime of passion,’ after criticism it could imply a gay hate crime.
- The article describes Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged predatory behavior toward Jesse Baird before the murders.
Where the reporting differs
Details that conflict, or appear in only some outlets:
- The Guardian states Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial is set to begin in September 2026, while ABC does not specify a month but confirms September 2026 in later updates.
- ABC initially reports Coleen Lamarre’s court appearance on April 30, 2026, but later clarifies it was adjourned to May 14, 2026, due to prosecutor inquiries.
- The Guardian mentions Coleen Lamarre was arrested in Balmain and charged with ‘perverting the course of justice,’ while ABC specifies the charge as ‘doing an act intending to pervert the course of justice,’ though both are legally equivalent.
Source Articles
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