Luke Davies’ DNA was found on the trigger and handle of Beau Lamarre-Condon’s Glock pistol, a court has heard during the murder trial over the deaths of Davies and Jesse Baird.
Forensic expert Senior Sergeant Bridey Allan told the court she examined the weapon for fingerprints and biological material. Davies’ DNA was found on the handle, while both Davies’ and Lamarre-Condon’s DNA were detected on the trigger.
The court heard that Davies’ and Baird’s DNA was also found on the muzzle of the gun.
Lamarre-Condon’s lawyers have previously told the court that Davies grabbed the weapon and accidentally shot himself. Prosecutors allege instead that Lamarre-Condon shot Davies in the head through a door.
Bodies allegedly taken to Bungonia
The court also heard that Lamarre-Condon allegedly drove the bodies to Bungonia with a female friend, who bought an angle grinder from Bunnings during the journey.
Senior Sergeant Christine Abela said the woman, referred to in court by the pseudonym Elizabeth Kennedy, went to Bondi Police Station with a lawyer on February 21, 2024.
Ms Kennedy provided information about the disappearance of Baird and Davies under an agreement that she would not face criminal charges herself, the court heard.
She told police she had travelled with Lamarre-Condon to the Goulburn area in a white van which did not belong to him. After stopping at Bunnings, they allegedly continued to a property near Bungonia.
Lamarre-Condon allegedly used the angle grinder to break a padlock on the property before placing it in a letterbox.
Ms Abela said she went to Bungonia with police over several days as they searched for a property matching Ms Kennedy’s description.
She became tearful while describing the moment she realised the bodies were nearby. “As soon as I got out of the car, there was a strong smell,” she told the court.
Ms Abela said she recognised the smell as that of a decomposing body and that it grew stronger as she approached a fence.
She then saw two silver and blue surfboard bags stacked on top of each other and covered with branches and stones.
The court heard Baird’s body had allegedly been placed inside three bags: a black rubbish bag and two surfboard bags. Jurors were shown images of the bags containing the bodies of Baird and Davies.
Lamarre-Condon allegedly tried to conceal them at the rural Bungonia property beneath rocks, branches and foliage, although the blue bags could still be seen in photographs. The court heard one body had been placed on top of the other.
