Jurors in Toyah Cordingley homicide trial go to seashore the place physique discovered

[ad_1] Simon Atkinson Wangetti Seashore, Far North Queensland

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Jurors in a high-profile Australian homicide trial have been taken to the distant Queensland seashore the place the sufferer was discovered.

Toyah Cordingley was "repeatedly" stabbed with a pointy object and put in a shallow sandy grave with "little or no hope of surviving", the jury has heard.

Rajwinder Singh, 41, denies murdering Ms Cordingley on a Sunday afternoon in October 2018 in Far North Queensland.

The 24-year-old's physique was found by her father the next day on Wangetti Seashore - a stretch of shoreline between the vacationer centres of Cairns and Port Douglas.

The jury of ten males and two ladies plus three again up jurors attended the seashore together with the choose and barristers on Monday morning native time, because the second week of the trial obtained underway.

In a nod to the tropical situations and temperatures above 30 levels Celsius, the choose, Justice Lincoln Crowley wore a T-shirt, sports activities shorts and trainers somewhat than a wig and robes. Each the lead prosecution and defence barristers opted for polo shirts, shorts and baseball caps.

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The jurors had been led round 1.2km north up the sand to see the place Ms Cordingley was found.

Earlier, as they arrived by bus, 4 crimson and white cones marked the place the sufferer's automotive had been parked.

The journey was meant to assist the jurors get accustomed to key areas within the case and no official proof was given.

Final week, the Cairns Supreme Courtroom heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's physique was found, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – forsaking his spouse, three youngsters and oldsters. He was not heard from till he was arrested 4 years later, the prosecution stated.

It's alleged that Mr Singh, who was working as a nurse within the city of Innisfail south of Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley, whom prosecutor Nathan Crane described as "a younger lady, blonde and engaging".

The pharmacy employee was discovered sporting a bikini, with all her different garments and most of her possessions lacking. These objects had been taken by the killer to keep away from detection, the crown alleged.

Her canine, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the seashore for a stroll, was discovered tied as much as a tree hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave.

No homicide weapon was ever recovered, and no eyewitnesses have been discovered.

However the prosecution says the crown's case – although circumstantial – was made up of proof that pointed to Mr Singh "and eradicated others".

This may embrace proof that DNA recovered from a stick on the scene was 3.8 billion occasions extra prone to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the general public.

The jury has already heard proof suggesting that Ms Cordingley's cellphone left the seashore after the killing – and that its actions matched these of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the accused.

Mr Singh's sudden departure from Australia additionally pointed to his guilt, the prosecution has argued.

"Because the police had been discovering Toyah's physique, he was organising … a hurriedly-arranged a technique journey again to India," Mr Crane stated final week as he opened his case.

The defence is but to current any proof, however in his opening handle, Mr Singh's barrister Greg McGuire described his shopper as a "placid" and "caring" man, who was within the "flawed place on the flawed time".

He additionally foreshadowed proof to return later within the trial that after his arrest, Mr Singh informed an undercover officer he had seen two masked males assault Ms Cordingley after which had run away in worry - one thing he stated was his "greatest mistake".

Mr McGuire has additionally stated he'll give proof about different individuals "each recognized and unknown" who ought to come below suspicion.

Ms Cordingley's boyfriend on the time, Marco Heidenreich, whom police rapidly dominated out as a attainable suspect, was amongst those that gave proof final week.

The courtroom heard he was an instantaneous police suspect - and that he had confronted questions from Ms Cordingley's father about whether or not he was concerned in his girlfriend's disappearance, even earlier than her physique was discovered.

Images displaying Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a pal on the day Ms Cordingley went lacking have been proven to the courtroom, with an knowledgeable saying he was assured the photographs had been real and had not been doctored in any means.