🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Australian Murder Trial Visits Shoreline At Which Deceased Was Discovered The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded coastline in Far North Queensland in 2018. Jurors overseeing a widely publicized Queensland murder trial have traveled to the isolated beach where the young woman was located. Toyah Cordingley was repeatedly 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 next day on Wangetti Beach – a section of shoreline nestled between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. The accused, 41, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Jury Visit to Crime Scene The jury of 10 men and two women plus several back-up jurors visited the beach along with the judge and barristers on Monday morning in Queensland. In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and sweltering heat, the judge opted for a T-shirt, sport shorts and sneakers rather than traditional court attire. Both the prosecuting and defence barristers selected casual shirts, bottoms and baseball caps. Location Particulars The court members were led around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's remains were uncovered. Earlier, as they arrived by bus, four red and white cones indicated where the victim's car had been parked. The trip was designed to help the panel become acquainted with important sites in the trial and no official evidence was given. Context of the Trial Previously, the Cairns Supreme Court was informed that the following day Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, family and parents. He was not heard from until he was arrested years after, the state said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Argument It is alleged that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse in the town of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was discovered wearing a swimwear, with her attire and most of her possessions missing. Those objects were removed by the assailant to conceal evidence, prosecutors contend. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a walk, was found tied up to a tree hidden in shrubland about 100 feet from the grave. No murder weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the state says the evidence – though circumstantial – was comprised findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve testimony that genetic material recovered from a object at the scene was 3.8 billion times more probable to have originated from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The court has already heard testimony suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the scene after the incident – and that its travel matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his involvement, the prosecution has argued. Defense Stance "While authorities were discovering Toyah's body, he was arranging... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," the prosecutor said last week as he began arguments. The defense is has not present any evidence, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer portrayed his client as a "calm" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also foreshadowed testimony to come subsequently that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had seen two masked men assault Ms Cordingley and then had run away in fear – something he said was his "gravest error." The defense attorney has also said he will give evidence about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under suspicion. Further Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, the witness, whom police excluded as a person of interest, was one who testified last week. The trial was informed he was an initial person of interest – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was involved in his partner's disappearance, even before her body were discovered. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a companion on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the court, with an expert saying he was certain the photos were authentic and had not been altered in any way. The trial will return to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on Tuesday.