🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Australian Homicide Trial Tours Beach At Which Victim Was Found The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a remote coastline in Far North Queensland back in 2018. Members of the jury involved in a high-profile Queensland homicide case have been taken to the remote beach where the young woman was discovered. Toyah Cordingley was repeatedly stabbed with a bladed weapon and buried in a sandy resting place with little or no hope of surviving, the court has been told. Her body were found by her father the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of coastline between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. The accused, 41, has pleaded not guilty to killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia. Court Inspection to Beach The panel of 10 men and two women plus three alternates attended the beach along with the presiding officer and barristers on Monday morning local time. In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a T-shirt, sport shorts and trainers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys selected casual shirts, shorts and baseball caps. Location Particulars The court members were guided around 1.2km along the beach to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Upon arrival, as they traveled to the site, four markers showed where the vehicle had been parked. The visit was designed to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the case and no official evidence was given. Context of the Case Previously, the court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, family and parents. He was out of contact until he was apprehended four years later, the prosecution said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with legal representatives and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. State Argument It is alleged that Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the community of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was discovered wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings missing. Those items were removed by the assailant to conceal evidence, the prosecution allege. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was found tied up to a tree concealed in bushland about 30 metres from the burial site. No murder weapon was ever recovered, and no eyewitnesses have been found. But the state says the crown's case – though circumstantial – was made up of findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve evidence that genetic material recovered from a stick at the scene was extremely more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The court has previously been told evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the scene after the incident – and that its movements matched those of a vehicle owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also suggested his involvement, the prosecution has claimed. Defence Position "As the police were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a rushed single journey back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he opened his case. The defense is yet to present any evidence, but in his initial statement, the defense attorney the lawyer portrayed his defendant as a "placid" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment." He also foreshadowed testimony to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had witnessed two masked men assault Ms Cordingley and then had run away in fear – something he said was his "biggest mistake." Mr McGuire has also said he will give evidence about individuals "identified and unidentified" who should come under investigation. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom police excluded as a person of interest, was one who testified previously. The trial was informed he was an initial police suspect – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was involved in his partner's vanishing, even before her body were discovered. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley disappeared have been presented to the jury, with an specialist saying he was certain the photos were authentic and had not been altered in any way. The case will resume to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on the next day.