From Le Figaro with AFP
Published 3 hours ago, updated 1 hour ago
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The alleged perpetrator, a 28-year-old police officer and former blogger, had a relationship with the television presenter. The affair caused a stir in Australia.
Australian police found the bodies of a television presenter and her manager boyfriend in a rural area of suburban Sydney on Tuesday, based on information from a police officer accused of her murder. “We are confident we have found Luke and Jesse,” said New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb, adding that the families of the two victims had greeted the news with relief and sadness.
The discovery caps a week of intensive searching for the remains of Jesse Baird, 26, an entertainment journalist, and Luke Davies, 29, a member of the Qantas cabin crew. A 28-year-old police officer who was in a relationship with Jesse Baird has been charged with two counts of murder. “This information was obtained with the assistance of the defendant,” Ms Webb said.
Murders of a “domestic nature”.
Police believe the two men were shot at a home in central Sydney before being stuffed into surfboard bags and transported to a rural property about two hours' drive from the city. Ballistics tests showed that a projectile found in the apartment was consistent with that of a police firearm. The weapon was subsequently found in a police station safe. Police say the killings were “domestic in nature” and not a “homophobic crime.”
The suspect was a blogger specializing in celebrities and was notably photographed next to numerous stars, including Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Ben Stiller, before going to the police. He was previously investigated for allegedly verbally abusing an Aboriginal man in 2020 after a video of the incident was published online. According to reports in 2014, he publicly came out as gay by throwing a letter onto the stage at a Lady Gaga concert, which the star read to the audience, which included his wife and sister.