🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Australian Murder Trial Tours Shoreline At Which Victim Was Found The remains of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded coastline in northern Queensland back in 2018. Members of the jury overseeing a high-profile Australian homicide case have been taken to the isolated beach where the young woman was discovered. Toyah Cordingley was multiple times attacked with a sharp object and placed in a sandy grave with minimal chance of survival, the jury has heard. The remains were discovered by a family member the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of coastline nestled between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia. Jury Visit to Crime Scene The jury of 10 men and two women plus several alternates visited the location along with the presiding officer and barristers on the start of the week in Queensland. In a nod to the hot climate and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a T-shirt, sport shorts and trainers rather than traditional court attire. Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers selected casual shirts, bottoms and baseball caps. Location Particulars The jurors were led around three-quarters of a mile along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Upon arrival, as they traveled to the site, four red and white cones indicated where the vehicle had been left. The visit was intended to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the trial and no official evidence was given. Context of the Trial Last week, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, three children and relatives. He was not heard from until he was apprehended four years later, the prosecution said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with legal representatives and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. State Case It is alleged that Mr Singh, 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 swimwear, with all her other clothes and belongings absent. Those items were taken by the assailant to avoid detection, prosecutors contend. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was found tied up to a post concealed in bushland about 30 metres from the grave. No murder weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though circumstantial – was made up of proof that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve testimony that genetic material recovered from a stick at the location was extremely more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the population. The court has previously been told testimony suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the incident – and that its travel corresponded with those of a blue Alfa Romeo belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also pointed to his guilt, the state has argued. Defence Stance "While authorities were discovering Toyah's body, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," Mr Crane said last week as he opened his case. The defence is yet to provided testimony, but in his opening address, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer described his defendant as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the wrong time." He also foreshadowed evidence to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had witnessed two masked men assault Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." Mr McGuire has also said he will give evidence about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under investigation. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, the witness, whom authorities quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was one who testified last week. The trial was informed he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his partner's vanishing, even before her remains were found. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a friend on the date Ms Cordingley disappeared have been presented to the jury, with an expert saying he was certain the pictures were genuine and had not been altered in any way. The case will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on the next day.