Aussie TV Host Tears Up After Colleague’s Alleged Murder

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA–As the city’s annual Mardi Gras festival prepares for its big parade and celebration of LGBTQ+ rights and culture on Saturday, this year has a somewhat sombre tone.

Just hours after British pop star Sophie Ellis Bextor performed on the stage in front of thousands of revelers on Bondi Beach at one of the most anticipated Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ parties, New South Wales police had returned to the Paddington home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs where television presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, were allegedly killed by Baird’s ex-partner, a serving policeman named Beau Lamarre-Condon.

Large amounts of blood were found at the home, where the former Studio 10 presenter lived. He was reported missing, along with boyfriend Davies, last week. Police say gunshots were allegedly heard at the Paddington property on Monday, and the accused hired a white van from Sydney Airport that night.

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