Coleen Lamarre Charged With Attempting To Influence Witness In Beau Lamarre-Condon Trial

The mother of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, Coleen Lamarre, has been charged over an alleged attempt to influence a key witness in her son’s double murder trial involving Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

“The mother of alleged double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has been charged by police”

7NEWS

ABC reports that homicide detectives charged Coleen Lamarre with intending to pervert the course of justice after allegedly trying to influence a key witness to change their evidence, and that she was arrested in Balmain on Wednesday about 11:15am and taken to Day Street Police Station.

7NEWS

ABC also says the 63-year-old was refused bail and is due to appear in court on Thursday.

The NZ Herald similarly reports that NSW Police said on Wednesday that Coleen Lamarre, 63, was charged with “attempting to influence a key witness to change their evidence” in the high-profile double murder trial, and that she was refused bail and due to appear in court on Thursday.

City Hub Sydney adds that police allege she attempted to influence a key witness to change their evidence, and that she was charged with doing an act to pervert the course of justice after being taken to Day Street Police Station.

In the same case, multiple outlets describe Beau Lamarre-Condon as facing murder charges over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, with ABC stating he pleaded not guilty to murdering Luke Davies and Jesse Baird in Sydney in 2024.

ABC further states that Luke Davies and Jesse Baird were allegedly shot dead with a police-issued handgun in Mr Baird’s Paddington home, and that their bodies were found days later in surf bags at Bungonia, about 200 kilometres south of Sydney.

The arrest of Coleen Lamarre came after investigators moved against her in the context of Beau Lamarre-Condon’s ongoing legal process.

ABC says Coleen Lamarre was arrested in Balmain on Wednesday and that she was taken to Day Street Police Station, with the report specifying the arrest time as about 11:15am and noting she was refused bail.

9News

7NEWS similarly reports that Coleen Lamarre, 63, was arrested in Balmain, Sydney’s inner west, about 11.15am on Wednesday and charged with intending to pervert the course of justice, and that she was refused bail and expected to appear before court on Thursday.

City Hub Sydney also places the arrest in Balmain on Wednesday morning by homicide detectives and states she was taken to Day Street Police Station and charged with doing an act to pervert the course of justice.

The underlying murder case is described in consistent terms across outlets, with ABC saying Beau Lamarre-Condon was arrested in February 2024 after attending a police station in Bondi.

ABC states that Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon was officially removed from the NSW Police force a month later, and that the matter was committed for trial in the NSW Supreme Court following delays related in part to his change in legal representation.

The Guardian adds that in November 2024, Lamarre-Condon’s high-profile defence lawyer, John Walford, was replaced by Legal Aid representation, and that Legal Aid later withdrew and his lawyer is now solicitor Ben Archbold.

Beyond the charging decision, the case has included courtroom statements and public controversy tied to the alleged killings and the accused officer’s background.

“Topic:Courts Coleen Lamarre was arrested in Balmain on Wednesday”

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City Hub Sydney says Lamarre-Condon formally entered pleas of not guilty in the NSW Supreme Court in October 2025 and that during that appearance he made an unprompted statement in court saying, “the truth will prevail” and “I will not be silenced”.

The Guardian provides additional context about the alleged murder’s social impact, saying the alleged murder, which occurred in the lead-up to Mardi Gras, sparked a request by the Mardi Gras board for the police to not march in the parade.

The Guardian also says the police went ahead but were in plainclothes, and it reports that former police commissioner Karen Webb came under fire for comments made about the alleged murder after described the case as a “crime of passion”.

The Guardian further states that she later apologised after the comments drew fierce criticism, saying they were intended to distinguish the case from a gay hate crime.

ABC describes the alleged victims and their relationship to the accused, saying police have said Jesse Baird previously had a brief relationship with the former officer, who was arrested in February 2024 after attending a police station in Bondi.

7NEWS adds a figure for the scale of the upcoming trial, saying “Up to 300 witnesses could take the stand when his three-month-long trial is expected to begin in September.”

While the core allegations remain consistent, the outlets differ in emphasis, including how they describe the charges, the accused’s legal status, and the maximum penalty attached to the witness-interference offence.

ABC frames the new charge as an alleged attempt to get a key witness in Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial to change their evidence, and it says Coleen Lamarre was charged with intending to pervert the course of justice.

City Hub Sydney

The Guardian, by contrast, explicitly states that the charge “carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years,” and it describes Coleen Lamarre as being refused bail and due to appear before the bail division court on Thursday.

NZ Herald similarly reports that NSW Police said Coleen Lamarre, 63, was charged with “attempting to influence a key witness to change their evidence” and that she was refused bail and due to appear in court on Thursday.

City Hub Sydney uses a broader phrasing, saying police allege she attempted to influence a key witness to change their evidence in the high-profile case, and it adds that her son had pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated break and enter.

7NEWS describes the charge as intending to “pervert the course of justice” and quotes the allegation that Lamarre had attempted to “influence a key witness to change their evidence in a high-profile double murder trial”.

The Guardian also differs in its naming of the accused, referring to “Beaumont Lamarre-Condon” and describing him as in custody, while ABC uses “Beau Lamarre-Condon”.

The next steps in the case hinge on Coleen Lamarre’s court appearance and on the scheduling of Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial, which multiple outlets place in September with a multi-month timeframe.

“Coleen Lamarre (left) has been charged with allegedly attempting to influence a key witness in the double murder trial her son Beau Lamarre-Condon faces”

NZ Herald

ABC says Coleen Lamarre is due to appear in court on Thursday after being refused bail, and it places her arrest in Balmain and her charge relating to intending to pervert the course of justice.

NZ Herald

The Guardian likewise says Coleen Lamarre was refused bail and will appear before the bail division court on Thursday, and it reiterates the maximum prison sentence of 14 years for the charge.

7NEWS adds that she is expected to appear before court on Thursday and that Beau Lamarre-Condon faces two counts of murder over the deaths of flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, and TV presenter Jesse Baird, 26, in February 2024.

City Hub Sydney states that Beau Lamarre-Condon’s trial is currently scheduled to begin in September and is expected to run for between two and three months, while 7NEWS says his three-month-long trial is expected to begin in September and that up to 300 witnesses could take the stand.

The Guardian also says he is due to face trial in September, with it expected to go for two to three months, aligning with City Hub Sydney’s timeframe.

ABC also notes that he was assessed by a forensic psychiatrist, with further adjournments needed for their report to be considered, and City Hub Sydney says psychiatric assessments were ordered during the committal process.