A disturbing photo of the 'cut wounds' on the neck of Toyah Cordingley who is probably shown to a shocked court, because her desperate father experienced the horror of discovering her body on a beach again.
Rajwinder Singh did not guilty in the Supreme Court for the murder of Mrs. Cordingley, 24, more than six years after her body was found in an isolated distant North -Queensland Beach.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Paul Botterill, who led the autopsy on her body, said that the most important injury to Mrs. Cordingley was a 'cut at the front of the neck'.
A photo of the painful injury showed a deep cut in her throat that completely broke her wind pipe, as well as large veins and arteries, reported news.com.au.
Dr. Botterill said that the wound would “not have resulted in her immediate death.”
The injury would have caused extensive bleeding, also in the wind pipe and was “incompatible with life,” he said.
Mrs. Cordingley also had penetrating stab wounds on her trunk on her left hand and her chest.
One of these stab wounds went into her heart, which was also life threatening, the court heard.
A courtroom is shocked by a horrible photo of the 'cuts' for the neck of Toyah Cordingley who probably ended her life. Mrs. Cordingley is depicted
Troy Cordingley (directly depicted with his daughter) experienced the horror of finding Toyah's body on a beach
There were also 'cutting wounds' on her hands that 'were typical of defensive wounds', compatible with grabbing or trying to push a knife away.
Mrs. Cordingley was also stabbed on her left thigh, over the right thigh and had several scrapes over her body. There were also stab wounds on her left lung and kidney.
The pathologist said there was no physical evidence of sexual trauma.
He said that determining what time Mrs. Cordingery died, was difficult because of the temperature at that time and could only be limited between the last time she was seen and when her body was found.
Her father Troy Cordingley testified how he was 'shocked' to find his daughter's body during a spontaneous search for her after she was missing.
Mrs. Cordingley drove to Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, for a Sunday afternoon walk with her dog on October 21, 2018 and never returned.
Mr. Cordingley told the jury on Wednesday that he was going to search the beach the next day before dawn.
He said he felt tired and went to rest under trees where he saw a hill in the sand.
Troy Cordingley (center, in black) is depicted at the Supreme Court in Cairns on Wednesday
Toyah (photo) drove to Wangetti Beach to take her dog for a walk on October 21, 2018. She never returned.
The jury heard Mr. Cordingley fall on his knees after he thought it was unnatural and looked strange.
“I have suitable the sand three times. On the third scoop there was a foot, “said Mr. Cordingley, while his voice broke with emotion.
“I brought back. I was shocked. I shouted 'Help me, help me'. I was shocked, stunned. '
Public Justice Nathan Crane took the jury through the movements of Mrs. Cordingley's phone who left the beach at 5 pm that day, of which he said it was after she probably died.
The jury was told that her phone was roughly in several areas that corresponded to a blue Alfa Romeo -Sedan seen on several CCTV cameras that drive to Lake Placid Holiday Apartments.
“The vehicle has characteristics of its color, its wheels and its distinctive grid … Rajwinder Singh owned a blue Alpha Romeo, a similar vehicle,” said Mr Crane.
Jury members were shown the photo of the hill that covered the body of Mrs. Cordingley after she was found the morning after she had disappeared.
Singh, who was sitting in the dock with his hands in his lap, closed his eyes and looked down while the images were displayed on a large screen.
Mr. Crane said that a stick was partially buried with Mrs. Cordingley, who was stabbed in the chest and hands and cut her throat.
“Mr. Singh was 3.7 billion times more chance of contributing to the DNA on that stick,” he said.
A male DNA monster that is 2000 times more likely to be from Mr. Singh than any man was found on the fingernails of Mrs. Cordingery.
The jury heard that Singh Australia left for New Delhi a day after Mrs. Cordingley's body was found and he was no longer seen until he was detected in his native India in November 2022.
'Did not return to (his wife) or his children. The house was lost. The mortgage was not paid. He did not return to work (as a hospital nurse), “said Mr. Crane.
Rajwinder Singh (depicted on the right) has not guilty of the murder of Toyah Cordingley
Defense lawyer Angus Edwards told the jury in his opening address that everyone on the beach could have killed Mrs. Cordingery that day.
“Ask yourself when you go through the test, ask yourself if Mr Singh The murderer is the only possibility,” said Mr Edwards.
He asked the jury to consider whether the evidence over the phone, DNA and the Alpha Romeo were as strong as the persecution was.
Later in the day, Mr Edwards crossed Mrs. Cordingley's partner, Marco Heidenreich, a Whitewater Rafting Guide from Port Douglas.
Mr. Heidenreich denied having something to do with the death of Mrs. Cordingley.
He agreed that his stepfather was a former police officer of Cairns and at the time was friendly with a detective who investigated Mrs. Cordingley's death.
“Did you think there was something unusual about your treatment by the police?” Mr Edwards asked.
“No,” said Mr. Heidenreich.
The process will run in Cairns for justice James Henry.
