🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Australian Murder Trial Visits Shoreline Where Deceased Was Discovered The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded coastline in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors overseeing a widely publicized Australian homicide case have traveled to the remote shore where the victim was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly attacked with a bladed weapon and placed in a shallow resting place with little or no chance of survival, the court has heard. The remains were discovered by her father the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of shoreline between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies murdering Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in northern Australia. Court Visit to Beach The jury of 10 men and two women plus several alternates attended the location along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on the start of the week in Queensland. In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a casual top, sport shorts and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the prosecuting and defence barristers chose polo shirts, shorts and headwear. Scene Details The jurors were led around 1.2km along the beach to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, four markers showed where the vehicle had been left. The trip was intended to help the jurors become familiar with important sites in the case and no official evidence was given. Background of the Case Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court was informed that the following day Ms Cordingley's remains were found, the accused departed from Australia to India – abandoning his spouse, family and parents. He was out of contact until he was arrested years after, the prosecution 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 community of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a bikini, with all her other clothes and belongings absent. Those objects were taken by the killer to avoid detection, the prosecution contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a walk, was located tied up to a tree hidden in bushland about 100 feet from the burial site. The weapon was ever recovered, and no one have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though indirect – was made up of findings that indicated Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will include testimony that DNA obtained from a stick at the scene was extremely more likely to have originated from Mr Singh than a random member of the public. The jury has previously been told evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device left the scene after the killing – and that its movements corresponded with those of a vehicle belonging to the defendant. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his guilt, the prosecution has claimed. Defence Stance "While authorities were discovering Toyah's body, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he opened his case. The defense is has not provided testimony, but in his initial statement, the defense attorney Greg McGuire portrayed his client as a "placid" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment." He also foreshadowed evidence to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh informed an plainclothes agent he had witnessed assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "gravest error." The defense attorney has also said he will testify about other people "identified and unidentified" who should come under investigation. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, Marco Heidenreich, whom police quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was one who testified last week. The trial heard he was an initial police suspect – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his girlfriend's vanishing, prior to her remains were found. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a friend on the date Ms Cordingley disappeared have been presented to the court, with an expert saying he was certain the pictures were genuine and had not been doctored in any way. The case will return to the standard environment of the courtroom on the next day.