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

Nine months after a jury failed to decide on a verdict after lengthy deliberations during Rajwinder Singh’s initial trial, a new chapter in the case has begun.

Toyah Cordingley went missing while walking her dog on Sunday. She was found dead on Monday.

Toyah Cordingley’s tragic end came during a seemingly ordinary outing when she took her dog for a walk along a beach.

On October 21, 2018, Cordingley made the drive to a beach located around 40 kilometers north of Cairns, intending to enjoy a leisurely Sunday stroll with her pet.

Authorities reported that Cordingley lost her life in what they described as a “personal and intimate attack.”

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

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

Delhi Police Special Cell officers escort Rajwinder Singh (second from the right) to Patiala court after being arrested in relation to the 2018 murder of Australian national Toyah Cordingley in Queensland.

Rajwinder Singh (second from the right) has been found guilty of murdering Toyah Cordingley following 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 matter however, information provided on the process is limited as it is obtained on a confidential basis.
“As such we will not reveal specifics of the reward only to advise it has been paid in full to a number of claimants.”
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