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Beau Lamarre-Condon’s friend tells court she drank champagne while he scrubbed van used to move bodies
<p>Lamarre-Condon, who has pleaded not guilty to murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, allegedly told friend he had ‘come to say goodbye’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/28/inflation-abs-labor-anthony-albanese-parliament-greens-david-shoebridge-one-nation-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has described the moment he arrived at her house unannounced to clean the back of the van used to move the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.</p><p>The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering his ex Baird and Davies in 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/beau-lamarre-condon-friend-tells-court-she-drank-champagne-while-he-cleaned-van-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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Mbappe faces backlash in China for meme fiasco
Three major Chinese brands have ended partnerships with French football star Kylian Mbappe
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Erin Patterson to learn fate in appeal against mushroom murders convictions
<p>Victorian court of appeal to hand down judgment on triple-murderer’s conviction and sentence after her lawyers argued she was denied fair trial</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/28/inflation-abs-labor-anthony-albanese-parliament-greens-david-shoebridge-one-nation-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The decision in Erin Patterson’s appeal against her triple murder conviction will be handed down on Friday, with Victoria’s highest court also set to rule on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/20/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-murders-ntwnfb">whether she could face more time in prison</a>.</p><p>The court of appeal will rule on the two appeals from 10am on Friday, after hearing arguments <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/19/erin-patterson-mushroom-murders-appeal-jurors-catastrophic-failure-of-justice-ntwnfb">in August</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/erin-patterson-to-learn-fate-appeal-mushroom-murders-convictions-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 28, 2026The Guardian World