🔗 Share this article Jury in Prominent Down Under Murder Case Visits Beach At Which Deceased Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded coastline in Far North Queensland back in 2018. Jurors involved in a widely publicized Queensland murder trial have traveled to the remote shore where the young woman was located. Toyah Cordingley was multiple times attacked with a sharp object and buried in a shallow resting place with little or no chance of survival, the jury has been told. The remains were discovered by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of coastline between the popular destinations 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. Court Inspection to Beach The panel of 10 men and two women plus several alternates attended the location along with the presiding officer and barristers on the start of the week local time. In a acknowledgment of the tropical conditions and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a T-shirt, sport shorts and trainers rather than traditional court attire. Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers chose polo shirts, shorts and baseball caps. Scene Particulars The court members were led around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to see where Ms Cordingley's body were discovered. Upon arrival, as they arrived by bus, four red and white cones showed where the victim's car had been parked. The trip was intended to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the case and no official evidence was presented. Background of the Trial Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were found, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – leaving behind his spouse, family and relatives. He was out of contact until he was arrested four years later, the state said. Justice Lincoln Crowley with barristers and other court officials at Wangetti Beach. State Case 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 most of her possessions absent. Those items were taken by the assailant to conceal evidence, prosecutors allege. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a walk, was located tied up to a post concealed in bushland about 100 feet from the grave. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the prosecution says the crown's case – though circumstantial – was made up of findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve testimony that DNA recovered from a object at the scene was 3.8 billion times more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the public. The jury has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device departed the beach after the killing – and that its travel corresponded with those of a vehicle owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also pointed to his involvement, the prosecution has argued. Defense Position "While authorities were finding Toyah's remains, he was arranging... a rushed single journey back to India," Mr Crane said last week as he began arguments. The defence is yet to 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 "incorrect location at the wrong time." He also hinted at testimony to come later in the trial that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh informed an plainclothes agent he had witnessed assailants assault 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 "identified and unidentified" who should come under investigation. Additional Testimony Ms Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, whom authorities excluded as a person of interest, was one who testified last week. The court heard he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was implicated in his partner's vanishing, prior to her remains were discovered. Photographs showing Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a companion on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the court, with an expert saying he was confident the photos were genuine and had not been altered in any way. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on the next day.