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Convicted murderer Greg Lynn was attacked with faeces by an inmate in Melbourne prison

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Convicted murderer Greg Lynn was attacked in a Melbourne prison, barely a week after he was found guilty of the murder of Carol Clay.

7NEWS can reveal that the father of three was pelted with human faeces by a fellow inmate at Melbourne Assessment Prison late last week.

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It is believed that an inmate who knows Clay’s family asked another inmate to attack Lynn.

Lynn remains in the protection unit at Melbourne Assessment Prison, where he is free to mingle with other inmates, including Hannah McGuire’s suspected killer, Lachlan Young.

It is believed that Lynn was already unhappy in prison and complained about the unsatisfactory living conditions.

Carol Clay (left) and Russell Hill (file image)
Carol Clay and Russell Hill disappeared during a camping trip over four years ago. Former pilot Greg Lynn was found guilty of Clay’s murder last week. Credit: AAP

A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security told 7NEWS that they do not comment on individual prisoners or their accommodation.

“Corrections Victoria takes all incidents very seriously and refers all allegations of criminal activity and serious incidents to Victoria Police for investigation,” the statement said.

Lynn spent his first week behind bars as a convicted murderer after 12 jurors found the 57-year-old former pilot guilty of murdering Clay on March 20, 2020, but not guilty of murdering her secret lover, Russell Hill.

Clay, 73, and Hill, 74, who were having an affair, disappeared from the Wonnangatta Valley, part of Victoria’s Alpine region.

Lynn pleaded not guilty, claiming the two deaths were accidental, but admitted to burning the crime scene and destroying the defendants’ bodies.

He was arrested a year later after telling his story to police and leading investigators to the bodies, which now consisted of 2,100 bone fragments.

Lynn maintained his innocence in the murder and admitted to the jury that his actions in covering up the crime, including repainting the SUV he used to dispose of the bodies, were “despicable.”

He offered to plead guilty to destroying evidence before trial.

The convicted murderer, whose verdict will be announced at a later date, faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

– With AAP

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