Police asked not to march at Sydney Mardi Gras parade after alleged murders

New South Wales state police pose with participants in an annual gay and lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney (AP)

Organisers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have asked police not to march at their annual parade this weekend, after the alleged murder of a couple by a serving officer.

Police are continuing to search for the bodies of former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, who were allegedly shot dead in Baird’s Sydney home last week.