Killer cop denies ex dating another man made him angry

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Beau Lamarre-Condon has denied being angry his love interest was dating someone else three months before the police officer fatally shot him at home.

Beau Lamarre-Condon says he was frustrated but not angry his love interest was dating another man months before fatally shooting him.

The 31-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police-issue pistol at their inner-city Sydney terrace in February 2024.

On his sixth day of evidence at the NSW Supreme Court, the former senior constable was asked about seeing Instagram messages on Mr Baird's phone in November 2023.

Lamarre-Condon said he deleted the messages while Mr Baird was in the shower as what he saw contradicted his belief the TV presenter was not dating Mr Wilson.

"Were you angry about this?" crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC wrote.

"Angry, no. Was I a bit kind of frustrated? … Yes," Lamarre-Condon replied.

But he told jurors he checked the messages and blocked Mr Wilson because he did not want to help Mr Baird cheat if he was in an exclusive relationship with someone else.

"It was based on your own sexual jealousy in relation to Mr Baird, wasnt it?" Mr Hatfield asked.

Lamarre-Condon said he did not come out directly and ask Mr Baird about the other man to avoid an argument.

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