🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Australian Homicide Case Visits Shoreline At Which Deceased Was Found The body of Toyah Cordingley were found on a secluded beach in northern Queensland back in 2018. Jurors involved in a widely publicized Queensland murder trial have traveled to the isolated shore where the victim was discovered. Toyah Cordingley was repeatedly stabbed with a sharp object and buried in a shallow resting place with minimal hope of surviving, the jury has heard. The remains were discovered by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of shoreline nestled between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas. The accused, 41, denies murdering Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Court Inspection to Crime Scene The jury of 10 men and two women plus three back-up jurors visited the location along with the presiding officer and barristers on Monday morning local time. In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30C, the judge opted for a casual top, sport shorts and sneakers rather than traditional court attire. Both the prosecuting and defense attorneys chose polo shirts, bottoms and headwear. Scene Particulars The jurors were led around three-quarters of a mile north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's body were uncovered. Upon arrival, as they arrived by bus, several markers showed where the victim's car had been parked. The trip was designed to help the jurors become acquainted with important sites in the case and no testimony was presented. Context of the Case Previously, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, three children and parents. He was not heard from until he was apprehended four years later, the prosecution said. The judge with barristers and other personnel at Wangetti Beach. Prosecution Argument It is alleged that the defendant, who was working as a nurse in the community of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley. The victim was discovered wearing a swimwear, with all her other clothes and most of her possessions absent. Those objects were taken by the assailant to avoid detection, the prosecution allege. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was located secured to a tree hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave. The weapon was ever recovered, and no one have been found. But the state says the evidence – though indirect – was comprised findings that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others." This will involve evidence that DNA obtained from a stick at the scene was extremely more probable to have originated from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the population. The court has already heard testimony suggesting that Ms Cordingley's mobile device left the scene after the incident – and that its movements corresponded with those of a vehicle owned by the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his guilt, the state has argued. Defence Position "While authorities were discovering Toyah's remains, he was organizing... a rushed one way trip back to India," the prosecutor said previously as he opened his case. The defense is has not present any evidence, but in his opening address, the defense attorney Greg McGuire described his client as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the wrong time." He also foreshadowed testimony to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had witnessed two masked men assault Ms Cordingley and then had run away in fear – something he said was his "gravest error." Mr McGuire has also said he will testify about individuals "both known and unknown" who should come under suspicion. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, Marco Heidenreich, whom police quickly ruled out as a person of interest, was one who gave evidence last week. The trial heard he was an initial person of interest – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was involved in his girlfriend's disappearance, prior to her body were found. Photographs depicting the witness on a hike with a companion on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the jury, with an specialist saying he was certain the pictures were authentic and had not been doctored in any way. The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on Tuesday.