An Australian police officer is facing two murder charges after allegedly killing his former boyfriend and his new partner and disposing of their bodies, which are yet to be found.
New South Wales police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, 28, appeared in court on Friday afternoon charged with the murders of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29.
The couple was last seen at Baird?s home in the eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington on Monday, and fears for their safety rose after their bloodied belongings were found in a skip in Cronulla, around 30 kilometers (18 miles) away.
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty told reporters at a news briefing Friday that blood was also found in a search of Baird?s home, as well as a ?projectile? and a fired cartridge case.
?This has now been ballistically matched to a New South Wales Police firearm ? and that firearm belongs to the 28-year-old man who was charged today,? Doherty said.
Police said in a statement that the off-duty officer charged was a senior constable attached to a specialist command.
An NSW Court spokesperson confirmed Lamarre-Condon had appeared in Waverley court Friday charged with two counts of murder. He didn?t apply for bail.