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Mother of Accused NSW Police Killer Charged With Perverting Justice

The charge spotlights alleged pressure on a key witness in a high-profile police-murder case.

Overview

  • Police charged Coleen Lamarre, 63, with perverting the course of justice over an alleged bid to sway a key witness in her son's case.
  • She was arrested in Balmain and later refused bail at her first court appearance, leaving her in custody on remand.
  • Her lawyer said she plans a bail bid at the Downing Centre as early as next Tuesday, with another court date listed for May 14.
  • Her son, former NSW officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, has pleaded not guilty to killing Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, which police say involved his service pistol and the dumping of their bodies at Bungonia.
  • Prosecutors are preparing a large trial that could call hundreds of witnesses, with Lamarre-Condon next due in court on May 29 and a trial slated to start in September.