Jesse Baird was concerned by Lamarre-Condon's access to gun, jury hears

The NSW Supreme Court is hearing evidence from friends of Jesse Baird in the Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old is accused of shooting Mr Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies in a Paddington home in Sydney's east in 2024.

He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of aggravated break and enter.

Beau Lamarre-Condon's alleged stalking of Jesse Baird in the months leading up to the television presenter's death left him "petrified" and expressing concern about the then-police officer's access to a gun, a jury has heard.

Mr Lamarre-Condon is standing trial in the NSW Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to two counts of murder and one of aggravated break and enter.

The 31-year-old is accused of shooting Mr Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies with a service pistol in Mr Baird's home in Paddington, in Sydney's east, in February 2024, after allegedly stalking Mr Baird in the lead-up.

The jury has heard Mr Lamarre-Condon had previously been romantically involved with Mr Baird in 2022 and parts of 2023, but Mr Baird told him he was not ready for a relationship and had twice broken things off.

The Crown says Mr Lamarre-Condon formed an obsessive and jealous infatuation.

Mr Baird's previous long-term partner, Corey Dean Thorpe, on Wednesday gave evidence that in late 2023, Mr Baird told him the defendant would post videos and photos on Instagram of Mr Baird to make it seem like they were in a relationship.

"He was petrified, I've never heard him so scared in his voice before," Mr Thorpe said of one phone conversation in November 2023.

He fought back tears in the witness box, adding: "He just kept repeating 'he has a gun'."

Mr Thorpe agreed that Mr Baird also told him he was scared to report things to police because Mr Lamarre-Condon was an officer, and was concerned there could be false allegations made that could impact his work as a television presenter and AFL umpire.

The court heard Mr Baird told Mr Thorpe that Mr Lamarre-Condon would go through his phone when he was asleep, find men he had been talking to, block the number, delete the contact and delete the chat.

Mr Thorpe said Mr Baird told him he found out because he had woken up one night and saw the defendant using the phone.