🔗 Share this article Jury in High-Profile Australian Murder Case Visits Shoreline Where Deceased Was Discovered The remains of Toyah Cordingley was discovered on a secluded coastline in northern Queensland in 2018. Jurors overseeing a high-profile Australian homicide case have been taken to the remote beach where the young woman was discovered. The 24-year-old victim was multiple times attacked with a bladed weapon and placed in a sandy grave with minimal hope of surviving, the court has been told. The remains were discovered by a family member the following 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 Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland. Court Visit to Beach The panel of 12 individuals plus several back-up jurors attended the location along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on Monday morning in Queensland. In a nod to the tropical conditions and temperatures above 30C, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a casual top, athletic wear and sneakers rather than a wig and robes. Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers selected polo shirts, bottoms and baseball caps. Location Particulars The jurors were led around 1.2km north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's remains were uncovered. Upon arrival, as they arrived by bus, several red and white cones indicated where the vehicle had been left. The visit was designed to help the panel become familiar with key locations in the trial and no official evidence was presented. Context of the Case Last week, the court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, the accused departed from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, family and relatives. He was not heard from 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 Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, south of Cairns, had a altercation with Ms Cordingley. The pharmacy worker was discovered wearing a swimwear, with all her other clothes and most of her possessions missing. Those objects were taken by the assailant to conceal evidence, prosecutors contend. Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was located secured to a post hidden in bushland about 30 metres from the burial site. The weapon was found, and no eyewitnesses have been identified. But the state says the evidence – though indirect – was made up of proof that indicated Mr Singh "excluding other suspects." This will include testimony that genetic material obtained from a stick at the location was extremely more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public. The jury has previously been told evidence indicating that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the killing – and that its movements corresponded with those of a vehicle belonging to the accused. Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also pointed to his involvement, the state has claimed. Defense Position "While authorities were discovering Toyah's remains, he was organizing... a rushed one way trip back to India," Mr Crane said previously as he began arguments. The defense is has not present any evidence, but in his opening address, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire portrayed his client as a "placid" and "compassionate" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment." He also foreshadowed testimony to come later in the trial that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an undercover officer he had witnessed assailants attack Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake." The defense attorney has also said he will give evidence about individuals "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion. Additional Evidence Ms Cordingley's boyfriend at the time, Marco Heidenreich, whom police quickly ruled out as a possible suspect, was among those who testified last week. The trial was informed he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had faced questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was implicated in his girlfriend's vanishing, prior to her remains were found. Images showing Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been presented to the jury, with an specialist saying he was certain the photos were genuine and had not been altered in any manner. The case will resume to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on Tuesday.