🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Australian Homicide Case Visits Shoreline At Which Victim Was Found The remains of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded coastline in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors overseeing a high-profile Queensland murder trial have been taken to the isolated shore where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly attacked with a bladed weapon and placed in a shallow resting place with minimal hope of surviving, the jury has been told. Her body were found by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of shoreline nestled between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. The accused, 41, denies killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Court Visit to Beach The panel of 10 men and two women plus several alternates attended the location along with the judge and legal counsel on Monday morning in Queensland. In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a casual top, sport shorts and trainers rather than traditional court attire. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys chose casual shirts, bottoms and baseball caps. Scene Particulars The jurors were led around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, several markers indicated where the vehicle had been parked. The visit was intended to help the panel become familiar with key locations in the trial and no official evidence was given. Context of the Trial Previously, the court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's remains were found, the accused flew from Australia to India – leaving behind his wife, family and parents. He was out of contact until he was arrested four years later, the state said. The judge with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. State Argument It is alleged that the defendant, who was employed in healthcare in the community of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was found wearing a bikini, with her attire and belongings absent. Those items were taken by the killer to avoid detection, prosecutors 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 grave. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the evidence – though circumstantial – was made up of proof that pointed to Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will involve evidence that genetic material 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 already heard testimony suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the scene after the killing – and that its travel corresponded with those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also pointed to his guilt, the state has argued. Defense Stance "While authorities were finding Toyah's remains, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he opened his case. The defence is has not present any evidence, but in his initial statement, the defense attorney Greg McGuire described his defendant as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the wrong time." He also foreshadowed testimony to come later in the trial that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had seen two masked men assault Ms Cordingley and then had fled in fear – 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 investigation. Further Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, the witness, whom police quickly ruled out as a person of interest, was among those who testified last week. The court was informed he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was involved in his girlfriend's disappearance, even before her body were discovered. Images showing the witness on a walk with a companion on the date Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the court, with an specialist saying he was certain the photos were genuine and had not been doctored in any way. The case will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on the next day.