By Jamie McKinnell for ABC
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. Photo: Supplied / Instagram
Former NSW Police constable Beau Lamarre-Condon has appeared in a Sydney court via audio-visual link nearly six months after he was charged with the murders of Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies.
The 29-year-old, clean shaven and wearing prison greens, sat quietly during a relatively procedural listing of the case in Downing Centre Local Court.
He spoke only to confirm he could see and hear the magistrate, replying: "Yes, Your Honour."
It was the first time the ex-officer's case has been in court since police last month laid two fresh charges which now allege the murders were domestic violence-related.
He is also facing a third charge of aggravated break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence.
Today, the two original murder charges were withdrawn and formally replaced with the new charges.
There was no mention of any pleas during the brief mention.
Both parties to access phone call subpoena
Lamarre-Condon has been in custody since he was charged in February.
The bodies of Baird and Davies were found wrapped in surfboard bags at a rural area in Bungonia, about 200 kilometres south of Sydney, after he was arrested.
After telling the court his client would be required on the screen his lawyer, John Walford, said there may be a delay "because of the area he's in".
A USB-drive was produced in response to a subpoena by Walford, which Magistrate Daniel Covington said came with instructions on how to access the material through a provided password.
There was no mention of what was on the drive, however the court has previously been told there was a subpoena related to Corrective Services.
In June, Walford told the media outside court the subpoena was related to "something we want to have a look at in relation to a phone call".
Magistrate Covington on Tuesday said the department had no objection to access being granted to both parties.
Outside court, Walford made no comment but a man who accompanied him to court said they would have more to say on the next occasion.
Authorities first became concerned for the welfare of Baird and Davies when a worker found unusual items, including bloodied clothing and possessions, in a skip bin in Cronulla.
They had last been seen at a pre-Mardi Gras party in February.
The concern was heightened when police found a significant amount of blood in Baird's share house in Paddington, in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Police have previously said that scene included projectiles which were ballistically linked to a police-issue handgun located in a suburban station.
Detectives have said Lamarre-Condon and Baird were previously in some type of relationship, however a close friend of Baird has disputed this.
Lamarre-Condon was removed from the state's police force in March.
On Tuesday, the court set a date for a case conference next month, before it will return before a magistrate on 8 October.
- This story was first published by ABC