Pain for accused’s family
THE family of murder accused Greg Lynn have broken their silence, revealing their trauma at him being linked to the deaths of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
“It has been distressing for our family and the families of the deceased, and we are completely traumatised as well by these tragic events,” the family said on Friday night.
“We need to deal with the legal proceedings as they arise and try to restore some balance in our lives.
“We also acknowledge the suffering of the Clay and Hill families at this difficult time.”
Mr Lynn, 55, faced Sale Magistrates’ Court via video link from the nearby police station at 10am on Friday.
He was arrested in a bushland raid by members of Victoria Police’s Special Operations Group on Monday.
Mr Lynn was represented by top criminal lawyer Chris McLennan, who recently represented disgraced Eastern Freeway driver Richard Pusey.
No details of the allegations against Mr Lynn were aired during the brief administrative hearing.
But charge sheets released by the court allege Mr Lynn murdered Mr Hill, 74, and Ms Clay, 73, at Wonnangatta on March 20, 2020. The pair were
last heard from about 6pm that day, meaning the time frame when they were allegedly killed has been narrowed to a six-hour window.
Mr Lynn, of Caroline Springs, sat silently throughout the hearing.
He wore a grey jumper and surgical face mask and drank from a plastic cup.
His wife Melanie Lynn watched the court hearing online, but her camera was switched off.
Mr McLennan told the court the police investigation was “fairly substantial” and accepted it could take longer than the usual six weeks for detectives to prepare the brief of evidence.
Mr Lynn made no application for bail and was remanded until May 31 for a committal mention.
A prison van transported him to the Melbourne Assessment Centre on Friday afternoon.
He is likely to remain there for the foreseeable future.