Accused high-country killer Greg Lynn told the Victorian Supreme Court on October 22, 2026, that he has faced inmate attacks, including having a milk bottle filled with human faeces thrown at him, as he seeks release on bail ahead of his retrial next year.
The 60-year-old former airline pilot took the witness stand in Melbourne to argue for his freedom while awaiting proceedings for the alleged murder of retiree Carol Clay. Ms Clay vanished in March 2020 during a camping trip to the remote Wonnangatta Valley alongside companion Russell Hill, who also died at the site.
Greg Lynn Details Remand Assaults in Victorian Maximum-Security Facilities
Giving evidence before Chief Justice Richard Niall, Lynn described years of severe isolation across different maximum-security facilities. He recounted an incident in 2024 at the Melbourne Assessment Prison where an inmate threw an empty milk bottle filled with bodily fluids and waste directly at him.
Some of it went all over me. I had to go straight to my cell and rinse under the shower for a very, very long time. It was a disgusting attack. I went straight to the front desk … I told them who did it.
Greg Lynn, via Smh
Lynn said he was locked down immediately following that episode and later transferred to the Metropolitan Remand Centre. There, he alleged tensions continued to mount as new prisoners arrived whom he suspected of acting as police informers seeking sentence discounts. He told the court that other inmates quickly recognized him due to extensive television coverage, forcing prolonged stays in solitary confinement for his own protection.
Prison Officials Disputed the July Confrontation Claim
The bail application also focused on a confrontation in July 2026 within the Deakin B protection unit. Lynn testified that a fellow inmate approached him in an aggressive state, telling him he had killed before and would kill again before hurling insults labelling him a killer of old people.
According to Lynn’s testimony, when the prisoner approached him a second time and accused him of lagging, Lynn retaliated by calling the man an informant. He claimed the inmate then poked him in the chest and spat on him. Crown prosecutor Mark Gibson KC argued that Lynn had provoked the interaction by using what is considered the highest insult among inmates, telling the court the event did not constitute a targeted attack.
Corrections Victoria manager Anthony Calandro gave competing evidence regarding the July altercation, telling the court that staff had reviewed security footage and found no evidence of Lynn being attacked. Mr Calandro added that the complaint had been reported to Victoria Police and the associated footage wiped, noting that Corrections Victoria remained willing to relocate Lynn if he stopped accusing fellow inmates of being informers.
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Defence Sought Bail While Prosecutors Cited Remand Fixation
Defence barrister Dermot Dann KC urged the court to grant bail, pointing to the roughly four years his client has already spent on remand and the restrictive prison conditions—including a current 23-hour daily lockdown in a small cell—as exceptional circumstances justifying his release. Geordie Lynn, the accused man’s eldest son, offered his life savings as a financial surety, while Lynn proposed living under strict conditions approximating home detention.
Prosecutors countered that Lynn’s self-imposed isolation stemmed largely from his fixation on potential informants and failed to cross the high legal threshold required for bail. A 2024 jury found Lynn guilty of Carol Clay’s murder while acquitting him of Russell Hill’s death, resulting in a 32-year sentence. However, the Victorian Court of Appeal overturned that conviction late last year, ruling that a substantial miscarriage of justice occurred due to unfair prosecution conduct. A fresh retrial before Justice Michael O’Connell is scheduled to begin in May 2027.
Chief Justice Niall Reserved Decision on Lynn’s Freedom
Chief Justice Richard Niall reserved his decision at the conclusion of Thursday’s hearing, leaving open whether the former pilot will remain in high-security isolation or be released into his family’s custody as he prepares for the upcoming Supreme Court proceedings.