🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Australian Murder Case Visits Beach Where Deceased Was Discovered The body of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a remote coastline in Far North Queensland in 2018. Jurors involved in a widely publicized Queensland 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 resting place with little or no chance of survival, the court has heard. Her body were found by a family member the next day on Wangetti Beach – a section of shoreline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Jury Visit to Crime Scene The panel of 12 individuals plus three back-up jurors attended the beach along with the judge and legal counsel on the start of the week in Queensland. In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a casual top, sport shorts and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys chose casual shirts, bottoms and baseball caps. Location Particulars The court members were guided around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to see where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Upon arrival, as they arrived by bus, several markers indicated where the victim's car had been parked. The visit was intended to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the trial and no testimony was given. Background of the Trial Last week, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – leaving behind his spouse, family and relatives. He was not heard from until he was arrested four years later, the state said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Case It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a bikini, with all her other clothes and most of her possessions absent. Those items were taken by the killer to avoid detection, the prosecution allege. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was located tied up to a post hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave. The weapon was found, and no one have been found. But the prosecution says the evidence – though indirect – was made up of findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve evidence that genetic material obtained from a object at the scene was extremely more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the public. The jury has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone departed the beach after the killing – and that its movements corresponded with those of a vehicle owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his involvement, the prosecution has argued. Defence Position "While authorities were finding Toyah's body, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," Mr Crane said last week as he began arguments. The defence is yet to provided testimony, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer described his client as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment." He also hinted at testimony to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh informed an undercover officer he had witnessed two masked men assault 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 investigation. Further Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, the witness, whom authorities excluded as a possible suspect, was among those who testified previously. The court heard he was an immediate police suspect – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was involved in his partner's disappearance, prior to her remains were discovered. Photographs depicting Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the court, with an specialist saying he was certain the pictures were genuine and had not been altered in any way. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on the next day.