Australia - Toyah Cordingley, 24, body found on beach, 22 October 2018 #3

[Marg944]

Does any killer convicted in Australia get life without parole?

QLD spent at least $1 mil to capture this killer who had escaped abroad. And he has no remorse, killing a random stranger (for walking a dog).

There are a few who fittingly received life without parole, there are more, but this is just a quick example:-


MARTIN BRYANT — Port Arthur gunman, Tasmania


KATHERINE KNIGHT — Sadistic husband killer and cannibal, New South Wales


IVAN MILAT — Backpacker serial killer, New South Wales

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Justin Stein sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of nine-year-old schoolgirl Charlise Mutten.​

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/australias-most-severe-penalty-that-only-a-handful-of-prisoners-receive/news-story/e0ebb380b425e5b741d4cf6b9dab3041

 

[Marg944]

I’ve never heard this suggestion of perversion…..

'Shocking and sickening'​

“He (Justice Crowley) said there was an obvious explanation for Singh's "shocking and sickening act of violence".

"Given the vicious attack that transpired, it is quite possible that she discovered you there, engaged in some type of disgraceful, embarrassing activity at a secluded spot where your true self could emerge, uninhibited," Justice Crowley said.

"And where the deeper, darker urges and desires could reveal themselves."

Justice Crowley said the obvious explanation for Singh's "shocking and sickening act of violence" was that Ms Cordingley challenged him over some behaviour of a "sexual and perverted" nature.

"Given you took her mobile phone after you killed her, it raises the prospect that she may have recorded you or sought to tell the authorities after catching you doing whatever you were doing."

Toyah Cordingley's 'opportunistic' murderer sentenced to life in prison

Rajwinder Singh, 41, was found guilty of the Far North Queensland woman's 2018 murder on a secluded beach north of Cairns. He then fled to India, hiding out for about four years before his arrest and extradition.

www.abc.net.au

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Someone like @TootsieFootsie will know!

Thanks for the vote of confidence but I'm no expert on how long sentences will be.

Is it more fixed these days and less likely that someone could get only nine years for their wife's death ?

 

[MrsAddick]

I’ve never heard this suggestion of perversion…..

'Shocking and sickening'​

“He (Justice Crowley) said there was an obvious explanation for Singh's "shocking and sickening act of violence".

"Given the vicious attack that transpired, it is quite possible that she discovered you there, engaged in some type of disgraceful, embarrassing activity at a secluded spot where your true self could emerge, uninhibited," Justice Crowley said.



Justice Crowley said the obvious explanation for Singh's "shocking and sickening act of violence" was that Ms Cordingley challenged him over some behaviour of a "sexual and perverted" nature.

"Given you took her mobile phone after you killed her, it raises the prospect that she may have recorded you or sought to tell the authorities after catching you doing whatever you were doing."

Toyah Cordingley's 'opportunistic' murderer sentenced to life in prison

Rajwinder Singh, 41, was found guilty of the Far North Queensland woman's 2018 murder on a secluded beach north of Cairns. He then fled to India, hiding out for about four years before his arrest and extradition.

www.abc.net.au

Wow. I totally missed this. This seems fairly speculative. Any evidence to support theory?

 

[MrsAddick]

So, correct me if I’m wrong…but is the Supreme Court judge suggesting he may have been caught on video wacking off in the bushes or something. Then went into a violent rage about being taped and took measures to eradicate the evidence?

 

[Rocket333]

So, correct me if I’m wrong…but is the Supreme Court judge suggesting he may have been caught on video wacking off in the bushes or something. Then went into a violent rage about being taped and took measures to eradicate the evidence?

Pretty much. It’s such an interesting and telling thing to say on record because of who’s saying it. Justice Crowley is the one person who has had access to the entire body of evidence. Out of all the possible scenarios he could have drawn from, he arrived at this one - that Toyah may have caught Singh in some “disgraceful, embarrassing activity.” That makes it carry weight because it’s coming from the judge who knows everything there is to know about the case.
It also makes sense. It explains how and why the two came into contact, why the situation escalated so suddenly, and why her phone ended up with him. Singh discarding the phone in water fits the idea that Toyah may have recorded him or said she’d report him.

 

[bearbear]

Pretty much. It’s such an interesting and telling thing to say on record because of who’s saying it. Justice Crowley is the one person who has had access to the entire body of evidence. Out of all the possible scenarios he could have drawn from, he arrived at this one - that Toyah may have caught Singh in some “disgraceful, embarrassing activity.” That makes it carry weight because it’s coming from the judge who knows everything there is to know about the case.
It also makes sense. It explains how and why the two came into contact, why the situation escalated so suddenly, and why her phone ended up with him. Singh discarding the phone in water fits the idea that Toyah may have recorded him or said she’d report him.

i wonder if there was evidence at the crime scene? what though? fluids on discarded tissues or underwear?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I wonder if what the judge said was just his opinion on what Singh might have been doing at the beach.

 

[Via Marple]

i wonder if there was evidence at the crime scene? what though? fluids on discarded tissues or underwear?

If there's such evidence, surely it would have been brought up by the prosecution? Because it demonstrates a very possible motive..

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1998394353232855229

"Singh, 41,
received a life sentence for his
'shocking and sickening act of violence'.

He must serve
a non-parole period of 25 years."

 

[BreakingNews]

So it seems that Singh really may have gotten life. He was given 25 years without parole. After that he can apply for parole, but that doesn't mean he will get it.

Maximum penalties | Sentencing Advisory Council Queensland

Information about maximum penalties in Queensland.

www.sentencingcouncil.qld.gov.au

If there's such evidence, surely it would have been brought up by the prosecution? Because it demonstrates a very possible motive..

Unless for some reason it was inadmissible.
Singh's clothes were never found, not was the shirt Toyah wore over her togs (bathers, costume, swimsuit).

 

[BreakingNews]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1998394353232855229

"Singh, 41,
received a life sentence for his
'shocking and sickening act of violence'.

He must serve
a non-parole period of 25 years."

He probably thinks our prisons are great compared to being on the run for 4 years in India. Or the Indian prison he was in in India.
Arthur Gorrie prison near Brisbane - he will be here with like-minded prisoners. Gerald Baden Clay, Bret Cowan, Max Sica etc

 

[drsleuth]

99K views · 681 reactions | It's the question no one has ever been able to answer: Why was Toyah Cordingley murdered? A Supreme Court Judge has finally revealed the 24 year old who was just walking her dog may have caught Rajwinder Singh performing a

It's the question no one has ever been able to answer: Why was Toyah Cordingley murdered? A Supreme Court Judge has finally revealed the 24 year old who was just walking her dog may have caught...

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Video of part of sentencing by Justice Crowley

Justice Crowley " You took flight like a gutless coward "

 

[TootsieFootsie]

That judge really let him have it

 

[Rocket333]

His wife was asked about this when testifying ….

Under cross examination by Ms Bilic, Ms Kaur told the court she had not washed the clothes Mr Singh was wearing the last day she saw him, nor had she noticed any injuries to his face, hands, arms, neck, legs or body.

From the No Cookies Cairns Post articles as per previous links…

Post from March 2025 mentions Singh’s shirt being found at his home by police 3 weeks after the murder and Singh’s wife stating that she hadn’t washed it. Nothing was found on it.

No Cookies | The Cairns Post

No Cookies | The Cairns Post

www.cairnspost.com.au

 

[Rocket333]

Post from March 2025 mentions Singh’s shirt being found at his home by police 3 weeks after the murder and Singh’s wife stating that she hadn’t washed it. Nothing was found on it.

No Cookies | The Cairns Post

No Cookies | The Cairns Post

www.cairnspost.com.au

As Judge Crowley suggested, the shirt’s alibi was that its owner wasn’t wearing it.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

The shirt wasn't washed for three weeks.

It wasn't meant to be washed, it was there for just in case the police came knocking because it wasn't the shirt he wore that day at the beach.

 

[Rocket333]

The shirt wasn't washed for three weeks.

It wasn't meant to be washed, it was there for just in case the police came knocking because it wasn't the shirt he wore that day at the beach.

Singh had left the country without notice the next morning, and his wife knew nothing. If it wasn’t washed, it was because no one in the home washed it. I think I read that he had his own bedroom and it may have been left exactly as he left it, untouched and undisturbed.

He’s wearing a beige & black polo type shirt in cctv the morning of Toyah’s murder. if there was no dna evidence on the shirt, he probably wasn’t wearing it on the beach.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maybe what Toyah had come across was a naked man doing who knows what on the beach.
Perhaps she wanted to report him so took or tried to take his photo.

That could be a reason Toyahs DNA wasn't on the shirt.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

I find it strange that he was not afraid of the large dog and the commotion it could cause, drawing attention to others.

I have two dogs, and mine would certainly act towards a stranger

Interestingly, her dog, Indie, which Ms Cordingley had taken to the beach for a walk, was found tied up to a tree hidden in shrubland about 30 metres from the grave and not injured.

The DNA on her dog's collar and lead was primarily from her boyfriend, Marco Heidenreich.

The convicted murderer, Rajwinder Singh, was found to be unlikely to have contributed any DNA to the dog lead and collar.

Ms Cordingley was not sexually assaulted, so it wasn't a sexually motivated attack

She was still wearing her bikini, which was dry and not disheveled

Her other clothes and most of her belongings, including her phone, wallet, bag, and towel, were never recovered.

I have personally always wondered if someone else was involved, and if Singh was paid to do the hit, he then hurriedly arranged a one-way ticket back to India

Beaches were a big part of Toyah Cordingley's life. (Facebook: Toyah Cordingley)

Inside the seven-year wait for justice for Toyah Cordingley

The 24-year-old is remembered for her generous spirit and love of animals. It took a protracted effort to bring her killer back to Australia and before a court, during which time he revealed little emotion.

www.abc.net.au