🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Down Under Homicide Case Tours Shoreline Where Deceased Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded beach in northern Queensland in 2018. Members of the jury involved in a widely publicized Australian homicide case have been taken to the remote shore where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly stabbed with a sharp object and buried in a shallow grave with minimal hope of surviving, the jury has heard. The remains were found by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of coastline between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia. Jury Visit to Crime Scene The jury of 12 individuals plus several back-up jurors visited the location along with the judge and legal counsel on Monday morning in Queensland. In a acknowledgment of the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30C, the judge wore a casual top, sport shorts and sneakers rather than traditional court attire. Both the prosecuting and defence barristers selected polo shirts, shorts and baseball caps. Location Particulars The court members were led around 1.2km north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Earlier, as they arrived by bus, several red and white cones showed where the vehicle had been parked. The trip was designed to help the jurors become acquainted with important sites in the case and no official evidence was given. Context of the Trial Last week, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were found, the accused flew from Australia to India – abandoning his spouse, three children and parents. 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 alleged that the defendant, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings absent. Those items were removed by the killer to avoid detection, prosecutors contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was found tied up to a tree hidden in bushland about 30 metres from the burial site. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though circumstantial – was comprised proof that indicated Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will involve testimony that genetic material recovered from a stick at the scene was extremely more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the public. The court has previously been told evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device left the beach after the incident – and that its movements matched those of a vehicle belonging to the defendant. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his guilt, the state has claimed. Defense Stance "As the police were discovering Toyah's remains, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he began arguments. The defence is has not present any evidence, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer described his client as a "calm" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment." He also hinted at testimony to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh informed an undercover officer he had seen assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will testify about other people "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, Marco Heidenreich, whom police quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was one who testified previously. The trial heard he was an initial person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his partner's disappearance, prior to her remains were found. Photographs showing the witness on a walk with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the jury, with an expert saying he was confident the pictures were genuine and had not been altered in any manner. The trial will return to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on Tuesday.