Greg Lynn trial: Russell Hill’s friend ‘almost fell on the floor’ when he heard of 20-year affair with Carol Clay, court told

Robert Ashlin says he advised Hill’s wife Robyn to go to the police because ‘something’s not right’

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A longtime friend of Russell Hill “almost fell on the floor” when he found out about Hill’s two-decade affair with Carol Clay, the Victorian supreme court has heard.

Robert Ashlin also said Hill loved the Wonnangatta Valley and did not mind sharing it with people, saying Hill was “happy as a pig in shit” camping there.