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Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears

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What happened

Housemate tells court she saw the bags oozing red liquid she assumed was furniture rust Jesse Baird’s housemate didn’t know she was looking at bags with Baird and his partner’s dead bodies, when she took a photo of oozing surfboard covers the night o…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:52:35 UTC.

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