Police say a triple-zero call was made from Jesse Baird’s phone four minutes after Beau Lamarre-Condon’s police-issued gun was fired, allegedly killing Baird and his partner Luke Davies.

As police divers searched for the couple’s bodies in two dams at a Southern Tablelands property, Deputy Commissioner David Hudson said the phone call last Monday disconnected before anything was said or heard. Gunshots were heard from the Paddington home, but no police report was made.

When asked if the call was made by Baird before he died, Hudson said police had not determined who made the call.

“I’d rather investigate than speculate,” he said in a wide-ranging press conference, which outlined the allegations police are making against Lamarre-Condon. “It will form part of the ongoing investigation.”

Police allege that later on Monday, Lamarre-Condon hired a white van from Sydney Airport. The next day, Hudson alleged, the police officer made a “partial admission” to an acquaintance that he had been involved in the death of two people.

Police believe that on Wednesday, the same day Baird and Davies’ bloodied clothes were found in a skip bin in Cronulla, Lamarre-Condon drove to Bungonia, about 33 kilometres south of Goulburn, with a female friend in the white van, potentially transporting the couple’s bodies.

Police divers are seen leaving the Bungonia property on Monday.Credit: Nick Moir

Police divers were seen leaving the property just after 1.30pm on Monday. Operational support group officers will be searching about 180 acres of land. The search may continue into the evening and could continue on Tuesday morning.

Police allege the pair bought an angle grinder and a new padlock at a hardware store before travelling to the Bungonia property, which police believe Lamarre-Condon was familiar with because of a prior relationship.

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Triple-zero call made from Jesse Baird’s phone after shots heard, say police

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26.02.2024

Police say a triple-zero call was made from Jesse Baird’s phone four minutes after Beau Lamarre-Condon’s police-issued gun was fired, allegedly killing Baird and his partner Luke Davies.

As police divers searched for the couple’s bodies in two dams at a Southern Tablelands property, Deputy Commissioner David Hudson said the phone call last Monday disconnected before anything was said or heard. Gunshots were heard from the Paddington home, but no police report........

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