🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Down Under Homicide Trial Visits Shoreline Where Victim Was Discovered The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a remote beach in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors involved in a widely publicized Queensland murder trial have been taken to the remote shore where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times attacked with a bladed weapon and buried in a shallow resting place with minimal hope of surviving, the court has heard. The remains were found by a family member the following day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of coastline nestled 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 Far North Queensland. Court Visit to Crime Scene The panel of 12 individuals plus several alternates visited 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 casual top, sport shorts and sneakers rather than traditional court attire. Both the prosecuting and defence barristers chose casual shirts, shorts and headwear. Location Particulars The court members were led around three-quarters of a mile along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Upon arrival, as they traveled to the site, four red and white cones indicated where the victim's car had been parked. The trip was designed to help the jurors become acquainted with important sites in the trial and no testimony was presented. Context of the Case Last week, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's remains were found, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – abandoning his spouse, three children and relatives. He was out of contact until he was apprehended years after, the state said. The judge with legal representatives and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Argument It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the community of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was discovered wearing a swimwear, with her attire and belongings missing. Those objects were removed by the assailant to conceal evidence, the prosecution contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was located tied up to a tree hidden in shrubland about 100 feet from the burial site. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been found. But the state says the evidence – though indirect – was comprised proof that indicated Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will involve evidence that DNA obtained from a object at the scene was extremely more probable to have originated from Mr Singh than a random member of the population. The jury has previously been told evidence indicating that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the incident – and that its travel corresponded with those of a blue Alfa Romeo belonging to the defendant. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also pointed to his involvement, the prosecution has argued. Defense Stance "As the police were finding Toyah's body, he was arranging... a rushed one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he opened his case. The defence is has not present any evidence, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire portrayed his client as a "placid" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment." He also hinted at evidence to come later in the trial that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh informed an undercover officer he had seen assailants assault Ms Cordingley and then had fled in fear – something he said was his "gravest error." Mr McGuire has also said he will testify about individuals "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, the witness, whom authorities quickly ruled out as a person of interest, was among those who testified previously. The court was informed he was an initial police suspect – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his partner's vanishing, even before her body were found. Photographs showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the jury, with an specialist saying he was certain the pictures were genuine and had not been altered in any manner. The case will resume to the standard environment of the courthouse on the next day.