Overview

• 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.