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Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were an Australian couple who lived in Paddington, New South Wales. They were allegedly murdered in their apartment in the early hours of 19 February 2024. Their bodies have not been found. Beau Lamarre-Condon, a serving officer in the NSW Police Force and a former partner of Baird, has been charged with two counts of murder

Background
Jesse Baird, 26, was a television presenter for Network 10, and an umpire for the Australian Football League (AFL). He had appeared on-air in programs including Gamify,Totally Wild and Studio 10. Baird was appointed as an AFL goal umpire in 2020, and subsequently officiated in 62 AFL matches, including two finals.

Luke Davies, 29, was an international flight attendant for Qantas and had previously worked with Tiger Airways.

Incident
Baird and Davies were last seen on the evening of 18 February 2024. On 21 February, bloodied clothes, keys and credit cards belonging to Baird and Davies were found in a skip bin n Cronulla.. Police subsequently attended Brown's home in Paddington where they found upended furniture, a large quantity of blood and a projectile and casing that allegedly matched a police firearm.

A white Toyota HiAce van was rented from Mascot at 9.30 pm on 19 February. It was subsequently seen in Lambton on 22 February before being abandoned in Grays Point. Police allege that the van was used to transport the bodies of Baird and Davies to an unknown location.

Legal proceedings
On 23 February, Beau Lamarre-Condon, 28, a NSW police officer and a former partner of Baird, presented himself at Bondi police station where he was arrested and charged with two counts of murder. He was remanded in custody to appear in court on 23 April.