Jess Hardiman
Two bodies have been found in the search for missing TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies.
Baird, 26, and Davies, 29, were last seen on 19 February in Paddington, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
Police expressed their 'grave concerns’ when a ‘significant’ amount of blood was discovered in Baird’s home, while their bloodied belongings were also found dumped in a skip in Cronulla, 17 miles away from the crime scene.
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Policeman Beaumont Lamarre-Condon – who is Baird’s ex-boyfriend – later handed himself in after being sought by police.
Two bodies have now been found in the search for the two men, with New South Wales Police saying: "As part of the ongoing investigations under Strike Force Ashfordby, homicide detectives attended a correctional facility about 11am today (Tuesday 27 February 2024), and spoke to a 28-year-old man.
"Investigators subsequently attended a second property on Jerrara Road, Bungonia, about 1pm this afternoon.
"At the property, human remains were located, and a crime scene was established, which is being forensically examined.
"While the bodies are yet to be formally identified, they are believed to be that of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird. A post-mortem examination will be conducted to confirm the cause of death.
"Investigations under Strike Force Asfordby continue."
Baird, 26, worked as a red carpet reporter for Network 10’s morning show Studio 10 - until the programme was cancelled in December last year – while Davies worked as a Qantas flight attendant.
Police allege that Lamarre-Condon killed the couple at their home in Paddington using a police-issued handgun, hiring a white van to dispose of their bodies.
Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty said a bullet matching Lamarre-Condon's service gun was found at Baird’s home, with the gun itself later found in a safe at the police station.
Last week, he said it was crucial that the victims’ bodies were located to help provide answers to their ‘grieving’ relatives.
"They [the families] have received the news of the charging and what the charges are which is murder, so they have now been obviously devastated by the news,” Doherty told press.
"We believe there is sufficient evidence to proceed with those charges due to the evidence we have up-to-date and we continue to support and contact the family."
Doherty added: "It's really important that we do locate the bodies, not only for the cause of death but the answers for the family because they are still grieving."