Accused murderers return to court after Pine Rivers Motel death

Two men charged over the alleged murder of a Brisbane gym instructor at a Kallangur motel have faced court.

Two men accused of murdering Brisbane gym instructor Christopher George Lymar, 48, have faced court for the second time since the man’s death at a Kallangur motel in February.

Mr Lymar died at the Pine Rivers Motel on February 11, 2022 after an alleged assault.

Dead Body

Benjamin Graham Urquhart, 41, and Craig William Relf, 37, were each charged with one count of murder hours after the alleged incident unfolded.

A 28-year-old Nambour woman was also charged with one count each of murder, enter dwelling with intent by break and attempted robbery.

Both men appeared before a Pine Rivers magistrate today from jail via videolink.

The court heard one of the accused, Relf, now faced additional charges of entering a dwelling with intent and attempted robbery, offences alleged to have also happened at Kallangur on February 11.

Both Urquhart and Relf stand accused of entering the Pine Rivers Motel in the late hours of the night and assaulting Lymar causing him severe head and leg injuries which resulted in his death.

It was revealed that Lymar was due to face serious offences only a month after his death.

The body of Christopher George Lymar, 48, was found at Pine Rivers Motel in Kallangur.

The court heard there had been a delay on a brief of evidence and both Relf and Urquhart’s matters were adjourned until July 4.