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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daisy Dumas

‘Light and love’: family and friends to honour Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Sydney vigil

Floral tributes at the Paddington home of Jesse Baird.
Floral tributes at the Paddington home of Jesse Baird. Police have charged Beau Lamarre with murdering the 26-year-old and his partner Luke Davies, 29. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/EPA

The grieving families of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies will join friends at a vigil to honour the men as Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community attempts to come to terms with their alleged murders.

Friends of 26-year-old Baird – an AFL umpire and former television presenter – and 29-year-old Davies – a Qantas cabin attendant – organised Friday evening’s memorial event in Darlinghurst’s Green Park with the blessing of the men’s families.

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