Beau Lamarre-Condon tried to stop Jesse Baird from ending their relationship with a series of texts, including: ‘I am not a liar … my biggest quality is my honesty.’
Lamarre-Condon and Baird had an on-off relationship between 2022 and 2023, which ended because Baird didn’t want a serious commitment at that time, the court heard.
Baird eventually found out that Lamarre-Condon had allegedly signed into his Instagram account and phone and started removing messages and blocked someone, the court heard.
Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC read Baird’s message to the court.
It read: ‘Beau, I’m not going to get into an argument with you. I’m so exhausted. This afternoon, I gave you the chance to tell me the truth and I don’t think you did.
‘There have been a number of examples since we met that show you behaved in a way that’s completely inappropriate… I think it’s best if we stop seeing each other.
‘I’d appreciate if you could refrain from contacting me.’
The court heard that Lamarre-Condon replied, saying: ‘Jesse, I’m literally in tears trying to piece this all together. I’m trying to validate how you are feeling.
‘You say I blocked someone on Instagram which would have been a betrayal of your trust. I agree it doesn’t look good due to the timing and if I was in your situation, I would have those thoughts/suspicions.
‘…I’m literally heartbroken… about the thought of losing my best friend over something I didn’t do.
‘I would simply never put you through this s**t, it’s f***ed up. I’m not a liar. You’ve met my closest friends who’ve known me for more than 15 years and [they say] my biggest quality is of honesty.’
Mr Hatfield SC told the court Lamarre-Condon was ‘gaming’ his responses with friends to try and salvage his relationship with Baird.
Eventually, Lamarre-Condon sent a long text message to Baird in November 2023, after their relationship ended, the court heard.
Lamarre-Condon told Baird: ‘You intentionally hurt people.’
