Family of former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird breaks silence after he and his friend were allegedly killed by a police officer

The cousin of former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird has paid tribute to his relative after he was allegedly killed by a police officer.

NSW Police Senior Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon, 28, has been charged with the alleged murder of Mr Baird, 26, and his friend Luke Davies, 29.

Mr Baird’s cousin Austin shared an emotional tribute on Saturday evening – the first from the presenter’s family to do so publicly – along with several photos of the couple together with loved ones.

“Jesse, my very first best friend, I’m devastated. I still can’t believe it. “Most of my favorite memories in life were me, Luke, Brendan and you motorcycling, skiing, boating and camping,” he wrote on Instagram.

The post included a recent video of Mr Baird and his loved ones taking photos at a gathering, while other photos showed him and Austin as children.

“I’ll never forget our conversations, all the times we hung out on the weekends and went away with family and friends,” Austin continued.

‘I told you things I would never tell anyone that I trusted you, I laughed and cried in front of you!

‘You were one in a million, you cared about everyone and left such an impact on everyone you met!

“I will love and remember you forever, buddy. It’s an honor to be your cousin. Until we meet again.’

Footage previously showed Lamarre-Condon arriving at his uncle’s home on the morning he turned himself in to police.

He was seen wearing a dark-colored hoodie and cap when he arrived at his relative’s home in Grays Point, in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, on Friday.

Shortly afterwards the pair drove to Bondi police station, as seen in footage obtained by Seven News, where Lamarre-Condon was charged.

Their bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies have yet to be found.

According to court documents, the two men were allegedly murdered by Lamarre-Condon at Mr Baird’s terrace house in Paddington between 12.01pm and 5.30pm on Monday.

Detectives are relying on Lamarre-Condon’s cooperation, CCTV, toll road payments and mobile GPS data to piece together what happened in the days that followed.

Police are searching an area from Newcastle, about two hours north of Sydney, to the Shire, in the city’s south, in the hope of finding the bodies of Mr Baird and Mr Davies.

Lamarre-Condon is said to have rented a white van and driven it to the Shire.

He is then said to have driven the van to Lambton in Newcastle on Thursday, before driving it back to the Shire on Friday morning, where it was discovered in Grays Point.

Police divers also searched a waterway in Lambton and were assisted by homicide detectives on Friday and Saturday.

Lamarre-Condon was previously in a relationship with Mr Baird before splitting with Mr Baird in recent months and then going public with his new boyfriend, Mr Davies, in early February.

NSW Police Inspector Danny Doherty did not suggest an alleged motive to reporters on Friday, but said the relationship was an “obvious line of inquiry”.

Meanwhile, it has been revealed Lamarre-Condon worked with the NSW Police Force Youth Command as a ‘youth engagement officer’ with schoolchildren in Sydney’s south.

In this role he traveled throughout the suburbs of Rockdale, Kingsgrove and Bexley, acting as a point of contact between schools, community groups and NSW Police.

He led programs with children to keep them on the right path.

A police statement on Saturday said: ‘The priority for police is to find the bodies of Mr Davies and Mr Baird.

‘It is important for the investigation, but especially for the families of both men.

“We appreciate that people have a lot of questions they want answered, and so do we. However, because this has been a very fast-paced investigation, detectives are still conducting the necessary investigations to gather the necessary information.”

Police alleged Lamarre-Condon murdered his ex-partner and Mr Davies using a police-issued Glock pistol before renting the white Toyota HiAce van to allegedly dispose of the couple’s bodies.

It is alleged he then stored the gun at a suburban police station, although investigators did not specify which office, before going on sick leave on Tuesday and not returning to work on Wednesday.

Family and friends of Mr Baird have told police they are deeply concerned about Lamarre-Condon’s behavior in the lead-up to the Channel 10 presenter’s death.

Chief Inspector Doherty said there had been no ‘w’Reporting flags or complaints made to the police since the couple separated, but which have happened since in the course of their investigation “It has been documented that there was concerning behavior alleged by family and friends.”

“But that was never reported to the police,” he said.

Tributes have since been paid to Mr Baird, who was also an AFL referee, and Mr Davies, a Qantas flight attendant.

a GoFundMe has been set up for Mr Davies and more than $50,000 has been donated to date.

Lamarre-Condon did not apply for bail during a court hearing on Friday and is scheduled to appear again on April 23.