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Beau Lamarre-Condon trial as it happened: Former NSW Police officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies

The Sydney Morning Herald Michaela Whitbourn, Perry Duffin, Megan Gorrey
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  • the headline was changed: Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: as it happened: Former NSW Police officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies
  • the headline was changed: Beau Lamarre-Condon trial live updates: Opening addresses continue in Former NSW Police officer’s double murder officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies

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From the report

The Crown alleges the former police officer formed an obsessive and jealous infatuation with a casual romantic partner before murdering the man and his new partner.

This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.

How outlets headlined it

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  • The Sydney Morning Herald Beau Lamarre-Condon trial as it happened: Former NSW Police officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies plain
  • 7NEWS Beau Lamarre-Condon: Trial begins for former cop over alleged murder of Sydney couple plain
  • The Guardian Australia Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial, citing struggle over gun plain
  • ABC News Double murder-accused Beau Lamarre-Condon acted in 'self defence', court told plain
  • 7NEWS Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: Accused double murderer claims he killed Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in self-defence plain
  • Brisbane Times Ex-cop accused of double murder claims self-defence plain

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, Brisbane Times, The Age. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentGenderHappiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story 8.9 3 79 0 0 26.3
7NEWS 7.4 3 49 -0.1 0 15.6
The Guardian Australia 7.3 7 77 -0.5 3.6 19.6
ABC News 8.7 5 76 -0.2 0 16.9
7NEWS 14.2 6 60 -0.5 0 1.4

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13 Australian outlets reported this story. These are the ones we do not read; their headlines are matched to this one automatically, so an occasional match may be a different story.

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7NEWS Beau Lamarre-Condon: Trial begins for former cop over alleged murder of Sydney couple Niral 7.4 political 0 WAtoday Beau Lamarre-Condon trial as it happened: Former NSW Police officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies Niral 8.9 political 0 Brisbane Times Beau Lamarre-Condon trial as it happened: Former NSW Police officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies Niral 8.9 political 0 The Age Beau Lamarre-Condon trial as it happened: Former NSW Police officer says he acted in self-defence as trial continues over alleged murders of Jesse Baird, Luke Davies Niral 8.9 political 0 The Guardian Australia Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial, citing struggle over gun Niral 7.3 political 0 ABC News Double murder-accused Beau Lamarre-Condon acted in 'self defence', court told Niral 8.7 political 0 7NEWS Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: Accused double murderer claims he killed Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in self-defence Niral 14.2 political 0 Brisbane Times Ex-cop accused of double murder claims self-defence Niral 5.9 political 0