🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Down Under Murder Case Tours Shoreline Where Victim Was Found The remains of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded coastline in Far North Queensland back in 2018. Jurors overseeing a widely publicized Queensland murder trial have traveled to the remote shore where the young woman was located. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times attacked with a bladed weapon and buried in a sandy grave with minimal chance of survival, the jury has heard. Her body were discovered by her father the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch 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 northern Australia. Jury Visit to Crime Scene The panel of 10 men and two women plus several back-up jurors visited the beach along with the judge and barristers on the start of the week local time. In a nod to the tropical conditions and sweltering heat, the judge opted for a T-shirt, athletic wear and trainers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys selected casual shirts, bottoms and headwear. Scene Details The jurors were led around 1.2km along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered. Upon arrival, as they traveled to the site, four markers showed where the vehicle had been parked. The trip was intended to help the jurors become acquainted with key locations in the trial and no official evidence was given. Background of the Case Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court was informed that the day after Ms Cordingley's remains were found, the accused flew from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, three children and relatives. He was not heard from until he was arrested years after, the state said. The judge with legal representatives and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. State Argument It is alleged that the defendant, who was working as a nurse in the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was found wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings absent. Those items were removed by the assailant to conceal evidence, prosecutors contend. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was found secured to a tree hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the burial site. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the crown's case – though circumstantial – was made up of proof that indicated Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve testimony that DNA obtained from a stick at the location was extremely more probable to have originated from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The jury has already heard testimony indicating that Ms Cordingley's mobile device left the beach after the incident – and that its travel corresponded with those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his involvement, the prosecution has argued. Defence Position "While authorities were finding Toyah's body, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he opened his case. The defense is yet to provided testimony, but in his initial statement, the defense attorney Greg McGuire portrayed his client as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also hinted at evidence to come later in the trial that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh informed an plainclothes agent he had seen two masked men assault Ms Cordingley and then had fled in fear – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will testify about individuals "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom police excluded as a person of interest, was one who gave evidence last week. The court was informed he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was implicated in his partner's vanishing, prior to her remains were found. Photographs depicting the witness on a walk with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley disappeared have been shown to the court, with an specialist saying he was certain the pictures were authentic and had not been altered in any manner. The case will resume to the standard environment of the courtroom on Tuesday.