🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in Prominent Australian Homicide Case Tours Beach Where Victim Was Discovered The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in Far North Queensland back in 2018. Jurors 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 stabbed with a bladed weapon and buried in a shallow resting place with little or no hope of surviving, the court has been told. Her body were found by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of shoreline nestled between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies murdering Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Jury Visit to Beach The panel of 12 individuals plus several alternates attended the location along with the judge and barristers on the start of the week local time. In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a casual top, athletic wear and trainers rather than traditional court attire. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys chose casual shirts, shorts and headwear. Location Particulars The jurors were guided around three-quarters of a mile along the beach to observe where Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, several markers indicated where the vehicle had been parked. The visit was designed to help the jurors become familiar with important sites in the case and no official evidence was presented. Context of the Trial Previously, the Cairns Supreme Court was informed that the following day Ms Cordingley's body were found, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, family and parents. He was out of contact until he was arrested years after, the prosecution said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. State Case It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse in the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was discovered wearing a bikini, with her attire and most of her possessions absent. Those items were taken by the killer to avoid detection, prosecutors contend. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was located tied up to a tree hidden in bushland about 100 feet from the grave. The weapon was found, and no one have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though indirect – was comprised findings that indicated Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will include testimony that genetic material recovered from a object at the scene was extremely more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The court has previously been told evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone departed the beach after the incident – and that its travel corresponded with those of a vehicle owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also suggested his guilt, the state has argued. Defense Stance "As the police were finding Toyah's body, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," the prosecutor said last week as he opened his case. The defence is yet to present any evidence, but in his opening address, the defense attorney the lawyer portrayed his defendant as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also hinted at evidence to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh informed an plainclothes agent he had witnessed assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will testify about other people "both known and unknown" who should come under investigation. Additional Testimony Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, Marco Heidenreich, whom police quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was one who gave evidence last week. The court was informed he was an initial police suspect – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was involved in his partner's vanishing, prior to her body were found. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley disappeared have been shown to the court, with an specialist saying he was confident the photos were authentic and had not been altered in any manner. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on the next day.