🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Down Under Murder Trial Tours Beach Where Deceased Was Discovered The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in Far North Queensland back in 2018. Members of the jury involved in a widely publicized Australian murder trial have traveled to the remote beach where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times attacked with a bladed weapon and placed in a sandy resting place with minimal hope of surviving, the jury has been told. The remains were discovered by her father the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of coastline between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia. Jury Inspection to Crime Scene The panel of 10 men and two women plus several alternates attended the location along with the presiding officer and barristers on the start of the week in Queensland. In a nod to the hot climate and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a T-shirt, sport shorts and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers chose polo shirts, bottoms and baseball caps. Scene Particulars The jurors were led around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to see where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Earlier, as they arrived by bus, several markers showed where the vehicle had been left. The trip was designed to help the jurors become familiar with key locations in the trial and no testimony was presented. Context of the Trial Previously, the court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered, the accused departed from Australia to India – leaving behind his wife, three children and parents. He was not heard from until he was arrested four years later, the state said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with legal representatives and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Argument It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse in the town of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was discovered wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings absent. Those objects were removed by the killer to avoid detection, the prosecution contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was found secured to a tree concealed in bushland about 30 metres from the burial site. No murder weapon was found, and no one have been found. But the prosecution says the evidence – though circumstantial – was made up of proof that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve evidence that DNA recovered from a object at the location was 3.8 billion times more probable to have originated from Mr Singh than a random member of the population. The jury has previously been told testimony suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the beach after the killing – and that its movements matched those of a vehicle belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his guilt, the prosecution has claimed. Defence Position "As the police were finding Toyah's remains, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," Mr Crane said last week as he began arguments. The defense is has not 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 wrong time." He also hinted at testimony to come later in the trial that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had witnessed two masked men attack Ms Cordingley and then had run away in fear – something he said was his "biggest mistake." Mr McGuire has also said he will testify about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under investigation. Further Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, the witness, whom police excluded as a possible suspect, was among those who testified previously. The court heard he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was involved in his girlfriend's vanishing, prior to her remains were discovered. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a companion on the day Ms Cordingley disappeared have been shown to the jury, with an expert saying he was confident the pictures were authentic and had not been doctored in any manner. The case will return to the standard environment of the courthouse on the next day.