Fresh details have emerged about the day Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were believed to have been murdered.
Police have alleged Baird, 26, and Davies, 29, were killed by police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon with his police pistol at a home in Paddington on Monday, February 19.
A witness near Mr Baird’s residence on Brown Street said they had heard “one, possibly several” gunshots about 9.50am.
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Monday, NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson revealed a triple-0 call was made from Mr Baird’s phone call four minutes after shots were heard, at 9.54am.
“Four minutes after the shots were fired, there was a triple-0 call made from Jesse’s phone, however it disconnected,” he said.
“Nothing was said or heard from my understanding … very brief.”
It is not yet known whether Mr Baird was attempting to make the call in his dying moments or if someone else made the call.
“At this stage, I would not like to speculate. I would rather investigate than speculate. It will form part of the ongoing investigation being conducted by Homicide Squad,” Mr Hudson added.
Police alleged Lamarre-Condon rented a White Toyota HiAce van and travelled to Bungonia in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
Mr Hudson confirmed police had received a tip-off from a friend of the accused murderer who they believed unknowingly assisted Lamarre-Condon in hiding the remains.
“The accused, we believe, attended the Bungonia area with an acquaintance who was not involved in anything but has assisted police with their enquiries,” he said.
“We believe that acquaintance assisted the accused in purchasing an angle grinder and a padlock from a local hardware store in that area before driving to a rural property in Bungonia.
“The angle grinder was used to sever a padlock from a gate of that particular rural property and subsequently that padlock was replaced with a padlock purchased from that hardware store.
“The acquaintance was left at the top of the property for a period of about 30 minutes, the accused disappeared for that period in the HiAce van before returning to pick up the acquaintance and then they returned to Sydney later.”
Deputy Commissioner Hudson alleged police believe Lamarre-Condon may have disposed of Mr Baird and Mr Davies’ remains at that time, with the constable having purchased weights at a department store about11pm that evening which authorities believe he may have used to ensure the bodies were hidden.
Police are still searching the Newcastle suburb of Lambton for evidence of Mr Baird and Mr Davies’ remains, with the Deputy Commissioner revealing Lamarre-Condon had met a second friend in the city in order to clean the hire van he allegedly used to transport the bodies.
Lamarre-Condon handed himself in to officers at Bondi police station on Friday morning and has refused to assist investigations to find the bodies, according to police.
Tributes have poured in on social media for Mr Baird and Mr Davies since their deaths were confirmed.
Several bouquets of flowers have been laid out the front of Mr Baird’s home.
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