🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Australian Homicide Case Tours Shoreline At Which Victim Was Discovered The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors overseeing a widely publicized Australian murder trial have been taken to the remote shore where the young woman was located. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times attacked with a bladed weapon and placed in a sandy resting place with little or no chance of survival, the court has been told. Her body were discovered by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of coastline nestled between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas. The accused, 41, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in northern Australia. Court Inspection to Crime Scene The panel of 12 individuals plus three back-up jurors visited the location along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on the start of the week local time. In a acknowledgment of the tropical conditions and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a T-shirt, sport shorts and trainers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys chose polo shirts, shorts and headwear. Scene Details The court members were led around three-quarters of a mile along the beach to observe where Ms Cordingley's remains were uncovered. Earlier, as they arrived by bus, four markers indicated where the vehicle had been parked. The visit was designed to help the panel become acquainted with important sites in the trial and no official evidence was presented. Context of the Case Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, the accused flew from Australia to India – leaving behind his spouse, three children and relatives. He was not heard from until he was arrested four years later, the state said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with legal representatives and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Case 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 pharmacy worker was discovered wearing a bikini, with all her other clothes and belongings missing. Those objects were taken by the killer to avoid detection, prosecutors allege. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was located secured to a post hidden in bushland about 100 feet from the grave. The weapon was found, and no one have been identified. But the prosecution says the crown's case – though indirect – was made up of proof that indicated Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will involve testimony that genetic material recovered from a object at the location was extremely more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the population. The jury has previously been told evidence indicating that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the scene after the incident – and that its movements corresponded with those of a vehicle owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his involvement, the state has argued. Defence Position "As the police were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a rushed single journey back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he began arguments. The defence is has not provided testimony, but in his opening address, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire described his defendant as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment." He also hinted at evidence to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh informed an undercover officer he had seen assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had run away in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will give evidence about other people "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion. Further Evidence Ms Cordingley's partner, the witness, whom authorities quickly ruled out as a person of interest, was among those who gave evidence previously. The court was informed he was an initial person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was implicated in his partner's vanishing, even before her remains were discovered. Images showing the witness on a hike with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented 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 return to the standard environment of the courthouse on the next day.