AFP confirms it won’t march in Sydney Mardi Gras after NSW police asked not to join parade

The decision comes after NSW constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was charged over the deaths of the gay couple last week

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Organisers of Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade have asked police not to march in the event on Saturday after New South Wales constable Beaumont Lamarre was charged with murdering a gay couple in the city, the New South Wales force have said.

A NSW police spokesperson confirmed the decision by the board of Australia’s premier LGBTQI event on Monday night.