Prosecutors asked if manslaughter charge will be considered if Greg Lynn overturns high country murder conviction

Greg Lynn was found guilty in June last year of murdering Victorian grandmother Carol Clay. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The Victorian court of appeal has asked the office of public prosecutions if it would “amend its hand” – including on whether a manslaughter charge would be laid – in the event Greg Lynn was retried over the killing of an elderly camper.

Lynn, 59, was found guilty in June last year of murdering grandmother Carol Clay, but was acquitted of murdering her fellow camper and lover, Russell Hill.