Overview

• Beenleigh Magistrates Court committed Yadwinder Singh to stand trial for murder and interfering with a corpse, and he was remanded in custody with a trial date to be set.
• Forensic pathologist Dr Beng Ong told the court Ms Sardar had about 25 injuries to her head, face and scalp that did not match slasher blade damage and likely reflected blunt trauma.
• Dr Ong noted very little blood near the farm machinery, saying he would expect more if the victim were alive with a beating heart at the time of contact.
• Prosecutors pointed to a brick found about 40 metres from the body that carried Ms Sardar’s hair, advancing a theory she was struck in the head with it.
• Defense lawyer Andrew Bale argued the death could have been a tragic accident, described the brick as a red herring, and said Singh called triple zero and was performing CPR when police arrived.