🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Australian Homicide Case Tours Shoreline At Which Deceased Was Discovered The remains of Toyah Cordingley were found on a remote coastline in Far North Queensland in 2018. Jurors overseeing a widely publicized Australian murder trial have traveled to the remote shore where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly stabbed with a sharp object and placed in a shallow grave with little or no hope of surviving, the jury has heard. Her body were discovered 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, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Jury Inspection to Crime Scene The panel of 10 men and two women plus several alternates attended the beach along with the judge and legal counsel on Monday morning local time. In a nod to the hot climate and sweltering heat, the judge wore a casual top, sport shorts and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers selected polo shirts, bottoms and headwear. Location Particulars The court members were guided around three-quarters of a mile along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Upon arrival, as they arrived by bus, four markers indicated where the vehicle had been left. The trip was designed to help the panel become familiar with key locations in the trial and no testimony was given. Context of the Trial Last week, the court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, three children and relatives. He was not heard from until he was arrested four years later, the prosecution said. The judge with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. State Argument It is alleged that Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the community of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings absent. Those objects were removed by the assailant to avoid detection, the prosecution contend. Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was found tied up to a post hidden in shrubland about 100 feet from the grave. The weapon was found, and no one have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though circumstantial – was comprised findings that indicated Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will include evidence that DNA recovered from a object at the scene was 3.8 billion times more likely to have originated from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the population. The court has already heard evidence indicating that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the beach after the incident – and that its travel matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his involvement, the state has claimed. Defence Position "While authorities were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he began arguments. The defence is has not provided testimony, but in his initial statement, the defense attorney Greg McGuire described his client as a "calm" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also hinted at testimony to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had witnessed assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in fear – something he said was his "gravest error." Mr McGuire has also said he will give evidence about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under suspicion. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom authorities excluded 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 girlfriend's disappearance, even before her body were found. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a walk with a companion on the day Ms Cordingley disappeared have been shown to the jury, with an expert saying he was confident the photos were authentic and had not been altered in any manner. The trial will resume to the standard environment of the courthouse on the next day.