🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Down Under Murder Trial Tours Shoreline At Which Victim Was Found The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors involved in a widely publicized Queensland homicide case have traveled to the remote shore where the victim was located. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times stabbed with a bladed weapon and placed in a sandy grave with little or no hope of surviving, the jury has heard. The remains were discovered by a family member the next day on Wangetti Beach – a section of coastline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia. Court Visit to Beach The jury of 12 individuals plus several back-up jurors attended the beach along with the judge and barristers on the start of the week local time. In a nod to the hot climate and sweltering heat, the judge opted for a casual top, athletic wear and trainers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys selected casual shirts, bottoms and headwear. Location Particulars The court members were guided around 1.2km north up the sand to see where Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered. Earlier, as they arrived by bus, several red and white cones indicated where the vehicle had been left. The trip was intended to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the case and no official evidence was presented. Background of the Case Previously, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – abandoning his spouse, family and relatives. He was not heard from until he was apprehended years after, the prosecution said. The judge with legal representatives and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. State Argument It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse in the community of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a bikini, with her attire and most of her possessions missing. Those items were removed by the assailant to avoid detection, prosecutors allege. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was found secured to a post hidden in bushland about 100 feet from the burial site. No murder weapon was ever recovered, and no eyewitnesses have been found. But the state says the evidence – though indirect – was comprised findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve evidence that DNA recovered from a object at the scene was extremely more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The court has already heard testimony indicating that Ms Cordingley's phone departed the beach 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 suggested his involvement, the prosecution has claimed. Defense Stance "As the police were finding Toyah's body, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he began arguments. The defence is yet to provided testimony, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer described his defendant as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment." He also foreshadowed evidence to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had seen assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in fear – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will testify about individuals "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion. Additional Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom authorities quickly ruled out as a person of interest, was among those who testified previously. The court heard he was an initial police suspect – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was implicated in his girlfriend's vanishing, even before her body were found. Photographs showing Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the court, with an expert saying he was certain the photos were genuine and had not been altered in any way. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on Tuesday.