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Panel of Jurors in High-Profile Down Under Murder Trial Tours Shoreline At Which Victim Was Found
Jurors involved in a high-profile Australian homicide case have been taken to the isolated beach where the victim was located.
Toyah Cordingley was multiple times stabbed with a bladed weapon and placed in a shallow resting place with little or no chance of survival, the court has been told.
Her body were found by a family member the next day on Wangetti Beach – a stretch of shoreline nestled between the tourist centres of Cairns and Port Douglas.
Rajwinder Singh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in northern Australia.
Court Inspection to Beach
The jury of 12 individuals plus several alternates attended the beach along with the presiding officer and legal counsel on Monday morning local time.
In a nod to the hot climate and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a casual top, sport shorts and trainers rather than traditional court attire.
Both the prosecuting and defence barristers chose casual shirts, bottoms and baseball caps.
Location Details
The jurors were led around 1.2km north up the sand to observe where Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered.
Upon arrival, as they arrived by bus, four markers indicated where the vehicle had been parked.
The trip was intended to help the jurors become familiar with important sites in the trial and no official evidence was presented.
Background of the Trial
Last week, the court was informed that the day after Ms Cordingley's body were discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – leaving behind his wife, three children and parents.
He was not heard from until he was apprehended years after, the prosecution said.
State Case
It is alleged that the defendant, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley.
The pharmacy worker was discovered wearing a swimwear, with her attire and most of her possessions missing.
Those objects were removed by the killer to conceal evidence, the prosecution allege.
Her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had brought along for a stroll, was found tied up to a post concealed in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave.
No murder weapon was ever recovered, and no one have been found.
But the prosecution says the crown's case – though circumstantial – was made up of proof that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others."
This will include testimony that DNA recovered from a stick at the scene was extremely more probable to have originated from Mr Singh than a unrelated individual of the public.
The court has previously been told evidence indicating that Ms Cordingley's mobile device left the scene after the incident – and that its travel matched those of a vehicle belonging to the defendant.
Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia also pointed to his guilt, the prosecution has claimed.
Defense Stance
"As the police were discovering Toyah's remains, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged single journey back to India," the prosecutor said last week as he opened his case.
The defense is yet to present any evidence, but in his opening address, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer portrayed his defendant as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was in the "wrong place at the unfortunate moment."
He also hinted at evidence to come subsequently that, after his apprehension, Mr Singh informed an plainclothes agent he had seen two masked men attack Ms Cordingley and then had run away in fear – something he said was his "biggest mistake."
Mr McGuire has also said he will testify about other people "identified and unidentified" who should come under suspicion.
Additional Evidence
Ms Cordingley's partner, 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 person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's parent about whether he was involved in his partner's vanishing, even before her remains were discovered.
Images depicting the witness on a hike with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley went missing have been shown to the jury, with an specialist saying he was confident the photos were genuine and had not been doctored in any manner.
The trial will return to the more conventional setting of the courthouse on the next day.
Clarence Scott
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