🔗 Share this article Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Down Under Homicide Case Tours Shoreline At Which Deceased Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in northern Queensland back in 2018. Members of the jury involved in a widely publicized Australian murder trial have been taken to the remote beach where the victim was located. The 24-year-old victim was repeatedly stabbed with a bladed weapon and placed in a sandy resting place with little or no chance of survival, the court has been told. The remains were discovered by a family member the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch 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 northern Australia. Court Inspection to Beach The panel of 10 men and two women plus three alternates visited the beach along with the presiding officer and barristers on Monday morning in Queensland. In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a casual top, athletic wear and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys chose casual shirts, shorts and baseball caps. Location Particulars The jurors were led around 1.2km along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's remains were uncovered. Earlier, as they traveled to the site, several red and white cones indicated where the victim's car had been parked. The trip was designed to help the panel become familiar with key locations in the case and no testimony was given. Context of the Case Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh departed from Australia to India – leaving behind his spouse, family and parents. 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 claimed that the defendant, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was found wearing a swimwear, with her attire and belongings absent. Those objects were taken by the assailant to conceal evidence, prosecutors contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was located secured to a tree hidden in bushland about 30 metres from the burial site. No murder weapon was ever recovered, and no one have been identified. But the prosecution says the crown's case – though indirect – was comprised findings that indicated Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve testimony that DNA recovered from a stick at the scene was extremely more likely to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The jury has already heard testimony indicating that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the incident – and that its travel matched those of a vehicle owned by the defendant. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his guilt, the state has claimed. Defence Stance "While authorities were discovering Toyah's remains, he was organizing... a rushed one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he began arguments. The defense is has not provided testimony, but in his initial statement, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer portrayed his defendant as a "calm" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment." He also foreshadowed evidence to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh informed an undercover officer he had seen assailants assault Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "gravest error." Mr McGuire has also said he will give evidence about other people "both known and unknown" who should come under investigation. Further Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, the witness, whom authorities quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was among those who gave evidence previously. The court was informed he was an initial police suspect – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was involved in his girlfriend's vanishing, even before her remains were discovered. Photographs showing the witness on a walk with a friend on the date Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the jury, with an expert saying he was certain the photos were authentic and had not been doctored in any manner. The case will resume to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on the next day.