🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Down Under Homicide Trial Tours Shoreline Where Deceased Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors involved in a high-profile Australian murder trial have been taken to the isolated beach where the young woman was located. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly stabbed with a bladed weapon and placed in a sandy grave with minimal hope of surviving, the jury has been told. The remains were discovered by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of shoreline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to killing Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Jury Inspection to Beach The panel of 12 individuals plus several back-up jurors visited the beach along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on the start of the week in Queensland. 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 prosecuting and defence barristers selected polo shirts, bottoms and headwear. Location Details The court members were guided around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's remains were uncovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, four markers indicated where the vehicle had been parked. The trip was designed to help the panel become familiar with important sites in the case and no testimony was presented. Context of the Trial Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered, the accused departed from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, three children and parents. He was out of contact until he was arrested four years later, the prosecution said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. State Case It is claimed that the defendant, who was working as a nurse in the community of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a bikini, with all her other clothes and belongings absent. Those items were taken by the assailant to conceal evidence, the prosecution contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was found secured to a post concealed in bushland about 30 metres from the burial site. The weapon was found, and no one have been found. But the state says the crown's case – though indirect – was comprised findings 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 originated from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The court has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the beach after the killing – and that its travel corresponded with those of a blue Alfa Romeo belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his guilt, the state has argued. Defence Stance "As the police were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged 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 the lawyer described his client as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment." He also foreshadowed testimony to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had seen two masked men attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will give evidence about individuals "identified and unidentified" who should come under investigation. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, the witness, whom police excluded as a possible suspect, was among those who gave evidence previously. 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, even before her remains were found. Photographs depicting the witness on a walk with a friend on the date Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the jury, with an specialist saying he was confident the pictures were authentic and had not been doctored in any way. The case will return to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on the next day.