🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Down Under Murder Trial Visits Shoreline Where Victim Was Found The remains of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded beach in northern Queensland back in 2018. Jurors involved in a high-profile Australian homicide case have been taken to the remote shore where the young woman was located. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times attacked with a bladed weapon and placed in a shallow resting place with minimal chance of survival, the court has heard. Her body were discovered by a family member the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of shoreline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in northern Australia. Jury Inspection to Crime Scene The jury of 10 men and two women plus several back-up jurors attended the beach along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on the start of the week in Queensland. In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30C, the judge opted for a casual top, athletic wear and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the prosecuting and defense attorneys selected casual shirts, bottoms and headwear. Scene Details The jurors were guided around 1.2km along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, several markers showed where the victim's car had been left. The trip was designed to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the trial and no testimony was presented. Context of the Trial Previously, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were found, the accused departed from Australia to India – leaving behind his spouse, three children and relatives. He was not heard from until he was apprehended years after, the state said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Case It is alleged that Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was discovered wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings absent. Those objects were taken by the killer to conceal evidence, prosecutors allege. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was found tied up to a tree hidden in shrubland about 100 feet from the burial site. No murder weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though circumstantial – was made up of findings that pointed to Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will include evidence that genetic material obtained from a object at the scene was 3.8 billion times more likely to have originated from Mr Singh than a random member of the population. The court has already heard testimony indicating that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the incident – and that its movements matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also suggested his involvement, the state has argued. Defense Position "As the police were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a rushed one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he began arguments. The defense is yet to present any evidence, but in his opening address, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire portrayed his defendant as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment." He also hinted at evidence to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had witnessed assailants assault Ms Cordingley and then had run away in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will testify about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under suspicion. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom police quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was among those who gave evidence previously. The court was informed he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his girlfriend's vanishing, even before her remains were discovered. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the jury, with an specialist saying he was certain the pictures were genuine and had not been doctored in any manner. The case will resume to the standard environment of the courthouse on Tuesday.