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Members of the jury involved in a widely publicized Queensland murder trial have traveled to the remote beach where the young woman was located.

The 24-year-old victim was multiple times stabbed with a bladed weapon and buried in a shallow grave with little or no hope of surviving, the jury has been told.

Her body were found by her father the following day on Wangetti Beach – a section of shoreline nestled between the popular destinations of Cairns and Port Douglas.

Rajwinder Singh, 41, has pleaded not guilty to killing Ms Cordingley on a weekend in October 2018 in Far North Queensland.

Jury Visit to Crime Scene

The jury of 10 men and two women plus several back-up jurors visited the location along with the judge and barristers on the start of the week in Queensland.

In a acknowledgment of the hot climate and sweltering heat, Justice Lincoln Crowley opted for a T-shirt, sport shorts and sneakers rather than a wig and robes.

Both the lead prosecution and defense attorneys selected polo shirts, shorts and baseball caps.

Location Details

The jurors were led around three-quarters of a mile along the beach to see where Ms Cordingley's remains were uncovered.

Earlier, as they traveled to the site, four markers showed where the vehicle had been parked.

The visit was designed to help the panel become acquainted with key locations in the trial and no testimony was presented.

Background of the Trial

Last week, the court heard that the following day Ms Cordingley's remains were discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – abandoning his wife, family and relatives.

He was not heard from until he was apprehended four years later, the state said.

State Case

It is claimed that Mr Singh, who was employed in healthcare in the town of Innisfail, near Cairns, had a confrontation with Ms Cordingley.

The victim was discovered wearing a swimwear, with her attire and most of her possessions absent.

Those objects were taken by the killer to avoid detection, the prosecution allege.

Her pet, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a stroll, was located tied up to a post concealed in shrubland about 30 metres from the burial site.

No murder weapon was ever recovered, and no one have been identified.

But the prosecution says the crown's case – though indirect – was made up of proof that pointed to Mr Singh "and eliminated others."

This will include evidence that genetic material obtained from a object at the location was 3.8 billion times more probable to have come from Mr Singh than a random member of the public.

The jury has previously been told testimony suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone left the scene after the killing – and that its travel matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the defendant.

Mr Singh's quick exit from Australia also suggested his involvement, the prosecution has argued.

Defence Stance

"While authorities were discovering Toyah's body, he was organizing... a hurriedly arranged one way trip back to India," Mr Crane said last week as he opened his case.

The defense is yet to provided testimony, but in his opening address, Mr Singh's barrister the lawyer described his defendant as a "calm" and "caring" man, who was in the "incorrect location at the unfortunate moment."

He also foreshadowed testimony to come subsequently that, after his arrest, Mr Singh told an plainclothes agent he had witnessed assailants assault Ms Cordingley and then had fled in terror – something he said was his "biggest mistake."

Mr McGuire has also said he will testify about other people "both known and unknown" who should come under suspicion.

Additional Testimony

Ms Cordingley's partner, the witness, whom authorities excluded as a possible suspect, was among those who gave evidence previously.

The court was informed he was an immediate person of interest – and that he had been interrogated from Ms Cordingley's father about whether he was implicated in his partner's vanishing, prior to her remains were discovered.

Photographs depicting Mr Heidenreich on a hike with a friend on the day Ms Cordingley disappeared have been presented to the court, with an expert saying he was certain the pictures were authentic and had not been doctored in any way.

The trial will resume to the more conventional setting of the courtroom on Tuesday.