Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn will enable himself to be cross examined beneath oath after making the choice to present proof in his homicide trial.
Lynn, 57, has pleaded not responsible within the Supreme Courtroom of Victoria to the murders of Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, within the Wonnangatta Valley, in Victoria’s Alpine area, on March 20, 2020.
On Wednesday, the final of the prosecution witnesses, Lacking Individuals Unit detective Brett Florence, was cross examined by Lynn’s barrister Dermot Dann, KC.
However on Thursday, Lynn will enter the witness field to present his model of occasions, in particular person and in his personal phrases.
Lacking Individuals Unit detective Brett Florence agreed Lynn supplied them with info they’d no concept existed
Lynn instructed police precisely the place Carol Clay was shot lifeless and the place he believed Russell Hill fell upon his personal knife
Sergeant Florence and his companion Daniel Passingham had grilled Lynn over the alleged murders at Sale Police Station on November 23, 2021.
The jury was introduced slightly over three hours of that interview this week, during which they watched Lynn recall how he claimed the campers died and the efforts he made to hide their our bodies.
Mr Dann ran Sergeant Florence by way of every and everybody of these claims on Wednesday, asking every time if the proof obtained by police supported what Lynn had instructed them.
Repeatedly, Sergeant Florence responded within the affirmative.
‘Mr Lynn answered each query requested of him, is that right,’ Mr Dann requested.
‘Sure,’ got here the response.
‘He marked each map that was supplied to him, is that proper? He marked each photograph that was supplied?’ Mr Dann requested.
‘Sure,’ Sergeant Florence responded.
‘He assisted you in finding the positioning the place the our bodies had been taken and burnt, is that agreed?’ got here the query.
‘Sure,’ the detective mentioned.
The method of confirming the details went on in court docket for the following hour.
Greg Lynn made a sketch exhibiting police the place he was camped (prime) and Russell Hill (backside). The river is proven surrounding each camp websites
The jury heard whereas Greg Lynn lined up and destroyed proof, he freely provided up info when police lastly caught up with him
The jury heard not solely did Lynn’s account of what he instructed detectives match what they’d later decide true themselves, however he provided them with info they’d no concept even existed on the time.
Till Lynn’s interview, detectives had no concept blood splatter from Ms Clay could possibly be situated throughout the rear cover of Mr Hill’s Landcruiser.
‘Not even you knew of the situation of blood splatter or human tissue inside the cover hooked up to his automobile,’ Mr Dann mentioned.
‘No, I did not,’ Sergeant Florence mentioned.
The video recording of Lynn’s police interview confirmed the pilot wearing a gray windcheater, spectacles and surgical masks as he recalled the fateful night time police declare he murdered the pair.
Footage confirmed his decrease half wrapped-up in a doona because of the excessive chilly throughout the police interview room.
The jury has heard proof from varied witnesses who had been within the bush when Lynn and the campers had been there.
Many instructed close to an identical variations of occasions provided up by Lynn to police throughout his report of interview.
Lynn’s barrister Dermot Dann, KC made Lacking Individuals Unit detective Brett Florence admit what Lynn instructed him had been discovered to be truthful in what proof he might depend upon
The jury heard Victoria Police’s personal ballistics skilled agreed Lynn’s story about how Ms Clay was shot lifeless appeared correct.
‘The shot going by way of the mirror, Ms Clay able the place her head is round 110cm area … you are conscious (your skilled) mentioned that every one of that by way of Mr Lynn’s model, or that model – that assortment of circumstances – was completely spot on,’ Mr Dann mentioned.
Whereas Sergeant Florence claimed to do not know about his personal skilled’s findings, he reluctantly agreed he was most likely proper.
‘I did not know that he’d provided that proof. I believed the checks had been inconclusive. I did not know he’d used the phrases “spot on”,’ Sergeant Florence mentioned.
‘If he says that it is spot on, effectively sure, he is an skilled and we’ll take his phrase for it.’
Lynn instructed the detectives he had turn out to be concerned in a lethal struggle with Mr Hill as they fought for management of a shotgun when it went off and killed Ms Clay.
The jury heard Lynn approached Mr Hill when a scuffle over the firearm happened.
‘I confronted him. “Give it again. What are you doing”, and he mentioned he was going to take that to the police with him,’ Lynn mentioned.
‘Then after I superior in the direction of him, he had the journal within the shotgun at this stage, he pulled the motion again and he let a few rounds go into the air.’
This peaceable location turned the scene of what police say was bloody homicide
Lynn instructed detectives Russell Hill shot off his facet mirror (circled) with the identical shot that killed Carol Clay
Lynn claimed he ran for his life earlier than creeping again upon Mr Hill from the shadows.
‘I saved beneath the shadow and I moved in nearer,’ Lynn mentioned.
‘To try to disarm him, I jumped-up, I grabbed the shotgun barrel with my proper arm, pivoted round in order that I used to be going through him… I had the left hand on the inventory, proper hand on the barrel, and we wrestled.
‘The shotgun was pointed over this fashion and it was discharged. My hand was not on the set off, it was on the barrel… he would not let it go, it discharged. It went by way of the left hand rear view (mirror) and killed Ms Clay lifeless.’
Lynn claimed he hid the shotgun upon Mr Hill letting go of it solely to be confronted by him once more moments later armed with a kitchen knife.
‘He advances in the direction of me with a knife in his proper hand and a fist clenched in his left. He first takes a swing together with his left hand, I blocked it,’ Lynn mentioned.
‘Along with his proper hand, he takes a swing with the knife, I (grabbed) his wrist and with my left arm pulled over his proper and he pushed me over again on the bottom and the knife went into his chest.
‘He rolled over and after I acquired off him he crawled slightly bit then he stopped transferring. And I believed, “What am I going to do?”.’
Lynn claimed he checked for indicators of life on each the campers however rapidly realised they had been each lifeless.
‘And from right here I panicked. You understand that is my shotgun, one particular person lifeless, he is lifeless as effectively now. And I’ll be discovered responsible of this,’ Lynn mentioned.
The jury heard Lynn rapidly labored to cowl up the bloody crime.
The trial is predicted to proceed into subsequent week earlier than the jury is lastly requested to retire and think about its verdict.
