Overview
- Justice Lincoln Crowley corrected an omission by fixing Rajwinder Singh’s parole eligibility for March 1, 2048.
- Singh was unanimously convicted on December 8 in Cairns after a four-week retrial, then sentenced the next day to life with a 25-year non-parole period.
- The non-parole period, counted from his 2023 custody, ranks among Queensland’s longest.
- Both sides did not object to the set date, with the crown prosecutor apologizing for not raising the issue at the original sentencing, and Singh appeared via video link in Brisbane.
- Singh fled to India after the 2018 killing, was arrested in New Delhi following a record A$1 million reward, and was extradited in March 2023; Cordingley was found half-buried at Wangetti Beach with her dog tied nearby.