🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in Prominent Down Under Murder Case Visits Beach At Which Victim Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded beach in Far North Queensland back in 2018. Jurors involved in a high-profile Queensland murder trial have been taken to the isolated shore where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times stabbed with a sharp object and buried in a sandy resting place with little or no hope of surviving, the court has heard. The remains were discovered by a family member the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of coastline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia. Court Inspection to Crime Scene The panel of 12 individuals plus three alternates attended the location along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on the start of the week local time. In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and temperatures above 30C, the judge opted for a T-shirt, sport shorts and trainers rather than traditional court attire. Both the prosecuting and defense attorneys chose polo shirts, shorts and headwear. Location Particulars The court members were led around 1.2km along the beach to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, four markers indicated where the vehicle had been left. The trip was intended to help the panel become acquainted with important sites in the trial and no testimony was presented. Context of the Case Previously, the court was informed that the following day Ms Cordingley's body were found, the accused flew from Australia to India – abandoning his spouse, three children and parents. He was out of contact until he was arrested four years later, the prosecution said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Case It is alleged that the defendant, who was working as a nurse in the community of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was found wearing a bikini, with all her other clothes and belongings missing. Those objects were taken by the killer to avoid detection, the prosecution contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was found secured to a post hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the burial site. No murder weapon was ever recovered, and no one have been identified. But the state says the evidence – though indirect – was made up of findings that pointed to Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will involve testimony that DNA obtained from a stick at the location was 3.8 billion times more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the population. The jury has already heard testimony indicating that Ms Cordingley's phone left the scene after the incident – and that its movements matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his guilt, the state has argued. Defense Stance "While authorities were finding Toyah's remains, he was organizing... a rushed one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he opened his case. The defence is has not provided testimony, but in his initial statement, the defense attorney the lawyer portrayed his client as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also foreshadowed testimony to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had seen two masked men attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in fear – something he said was his "gravest error." The defense attorney has also said he will give evidence about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under suspicion. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, the witness, whom authorities excluded as a person of interest, was one who testified last week. The court heard he was an immediate police suspect – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was involved in his partner's disappearance, prior to her body were found. Images depicting Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the court, with an expert saying he was certain the pictures were authentic and had not been altered in any manner. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on Tuesday.