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Former nurse Rajwinder Singh found guilty of murdering Toyah Cordingley in 2018
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Former nurse Rajwinder Singh found guilty of murdering Toyah Cordingley in 2018

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Former hospital nurse Rajwinder Singh has been found guilty of the murder of Toyah Cordingley, seven years after the young woman’s body was found on a remote beach.
Cordingley, 24, was discovered half-buried by her father in a remote part of the sand dunes in far north Queensland on October 22, 2018.
Singh, 41, was charged in March 2023 with fatally stabbing Cordingley at Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns.
He had pleaded not guilty to murder during the four-week trial before Judge Lincoln Crowley at the Cairns Supreme Court.
The jury reached its verdict during the retrial on Monday after about seven hours of deliberation.

It came nine months after a jury failed to reach a verdict following days of deliberations during Singh’s first trial.

Toyah Cordingley was killed after driving to the beach to walk her dog. Source: Facebook

On October 21, 2018, Cordingley drove to the beach, about 40km north of Cairns, for a Sunday afternoon walk with her dog.

Her family raised the alarm later that evening when she did not return.
Her body was found about a half mile from her car while her dog was unharmed and tied to a tree.

Police claimed Cordingley had died following “a personal and intimate attack”.

$1 million reward

In late 2022, a record $1 million reward was offered by Queensland Police for information leading to the location and arrest of runaway suspect Singh.

Police believed Singh flew to India shortly after Cordingley’s body was found, leaving his wife and children in Innisfail near Cairns.

Officers from the Special Cell of Delhi Police escort Rajwinder Singh (second from right) to the Patiala court after he was arrested in connection with the 2018 murder of Australian national Toyah Cordingley in Queensland.

Rajwinder Singh (second from right) has been found guilty of the murder of Toyah Cordingley after a retrial. Source: Getty / -/AFP via Getty Images

Weeks after the reward was announced, Singh was arrested in New Delhi.

Queensland Police later confirmed the $1 million reward had been paid to a number of people.
“We appreciate the significant public interest in this case, but the information provided about the trial is limited as it is obtained on a confidential basis.
“As such, we will not be disclosing details of the award other than to indicate that it has been paid in full to a number of claimants.”

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