🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Australian Homicide Trial Tours Shoreline Where Deceased Was Discovered The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a remote coastline in northern Queensland in 2018. Members of the jury involved in a widely publicized Queensland homicide case have traveled to the remote beach where the victim was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly attacked with a sharp object and buried in a sandy grave with little or no hope of surviving, the court has heard. Her body were discovered by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of shoreline nestled 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 Visit to Crime Scene The panel of 12 individuals plus three alternates attended the beach along with the judge and barristers on Monday morning in Queensland. In a nod to the hot climate and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore 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. Scene Particulars The court members were guided around 1.2km north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, several red and white cones showed where the vehicle had been left. The trip was designed to help the jurors become familiar with key locations in the case and no official evidence was presented. Background of the Trial Previously, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were found, the accused departed from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, family and parents. He was not heard from until he was arrested years after, the prosecution said. The judge with legal representatives and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Case It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse in the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was found wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings missing. Those items were taken by the assailant to conceal evidence, the prosecution allege. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was found tied up to a tree hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the crown's case – though circumstantial – was made up of findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will include testimony 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 unrelated individual of the public. The court has already heard evidence indicating that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the beach after the incident – and that its movements matched those of a vehicle belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his involvement, the state has argued. Defense Position "While authorities were finding Toyah's body, he was organizing... a rushed single journey back to India," Mr Crane said last week as he began arguments. The defence is has not provided testimony, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire portrayed his defendant as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment." He also hinted at testimony to come subsequently that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had witnessed assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had run away in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will give evidence about other people "identified and unidentified" who should come under investigation. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom authorities quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was among those who testified last week. The trial heard he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was involved in his girlfriend's disappearance, even before her body were discovered. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a companion on the day Ms Cordingley disappeared have been shown to the court, with an specialist saying he was confident the photos were genuine and had not been doctored in any way. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on the next day.