🔗 Share this article Jury in Prominent Australian Murder Case Tours Shoreline At Which Deceased Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a remote beach in northern Queensland back in 2018. Jurors overseeing a high-profile Australian murder trial have traveled to the remote beach where the victim was located. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly attacked with a sharp object and placed in a sandy resting place with little or no hope of surviving, the jury has been told. Her body were found by her father the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of shoreline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies murdering Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Court Visit to Beach The jury of 10 men and two women plus several alternates visited the location along with the judge and barristers on the start of the week in Queensland. In a nod to the hot climate and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a casual top, sport shorts and trainers rather than traditional court attire. Both the prosecuting and defence barristers chose casual shirts, shorts and headwear. Scene Particulars The jurors were led around 1.2km north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, several red and white cones showed where the vehicle had been parked. The visit was intended to help the panel become familiar with key locations in the trial and no testimony was given. Context of the Trial Previously, the Cairns Supreme Court was informed that the day after Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – abandoning his spouse, three children and parents. He was not heard from until he was arrested years after, the state said. The judge with legal representatives and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Argument It is alleged that the defendant, who was employed in healthcare in the community of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was discovered wearing a swimwear, with her attire and most of her possessions missing. Those items were taken by the killer to avoid detection, prosecutors contend. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was located secured to a post concealed in shrubland about 100 feet from the grave. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the crown's case – though circumstantial – was comprised proof that pointed to Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will involve testimony that genetic material obtained from a stick at the location was extremely more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The jury has already heard testimony indicating that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the beach after the incident – and that its movements corresponded with those of a vehicle owned by the accused. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also suggested his involvement, the prosecution has argued. Defense Stance "While authorities were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said last week as he began arguments. The defense is yet to provided testimony, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire described his defendant as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also foreshadowed testimony 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 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 investigation. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, the witness, whom police quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was among those who gave evidence previously. The trial heard he was an immediate police suspect – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his girlfriend's vanishing, prior to her remains were found. Photographs depicting Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the court, with an specialist saying he was certain the photos were authentic and had not been doctored in any manner. The trial will return to the standard environment of the courtroom on Tuesday.