Trial of Rajwinder Singh in Toyah Cordingley Murder Highlights DNA Evidence and Key Testimonies
Rajwinder Singh faces trial in Cairns for the 2018 murder of Toyah Cordingley, with prosecutors presenting forensic evidence and witness accounts to the jury.
- Toyah Cordingley, 24, was found dead on Wangetti Beach in Far North Queensland in October 2018 after going missing during a dog walk.
- Prosecutors presented DNA evidence linking Rajwinder Singh to a stick found near the victim and under her fingernails, with statistical analyses supporting the connection.
- Singh left Australia for India the day after Cordingley’s body was discovered, abandoning his family and job, and was not located until 2022.
- The victim’s father testified emotionally about discovering her body buried in the sand during a search the day after she disappeared.
- Defense lawyers have questioned the strength of the evidence and suggested other individuals present at the beach could be responsible for the murder.
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