The mother of a police officer who allegedly murdered Luke Davies and Jesse Baird two years ago has been charged over allegedly tampering in her son’s trial. NSW police said Coleen Lamarre, 63, was charged with perverting the course of justice in her son’s high-profile double murder trial after she allegedly attempted to influence a key witness to change their evidence.
Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was charged with double murder after police found the bodies of Qantas flight attendant Davies, 29, and former TV presenter Baird, 26, in February 2024. Lamarre-Condon, who is in custody, is alleged to have shot the men with his service weapon at Baird’s inner-city home before attempting to dispose of their bodies. The couple’s bodies were found on 27 February inside surfboard bags at the fence line of a rural property in Bungonia, near Goulburn, about 200km south-west of Sydney.
Police said in a statement on Wednesday that Coleen was arrested in Balmain and refused bail. She will appear before the bail division court on Thursday. Lamarre-Condon is due to face trial in September, with it estimated to go for two to three months.
