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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Judge in Greg Lynn murder trial says jury can’t find him guilty of manslaughter as an alternative verdict

Composite image showing a court sketch of Greg Lynn and campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
A court sketch of Greg Lynn (L), who has pleaded not guilty to murdering campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Victoria’s Wonnangatta Valley. Composite: AAP / Victoria Police

The jury in the trial of a former Jetstar pilot accused of murdering two elderly campers in the Victorian high country will not be able to consider an alternative charge of manslaughter, the state’s supreme court has heard.

Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, at a remote camping site in the Wonnangatta Valley in March 2020.

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