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Singh charged with murder of Toyah Cordingley

By AAP Newswire

Mar 3, 2023

Rajwinder Singh is escorted to a police vehicle at the Cairns airport. — Rajwinder Singh has been charged with murder over the death of Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley. -AAP Image

The man accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley at a far north Queensland beach in 2018 is set to face the Cairns Magistrates Court after being extradited from India.

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Rajwinder Singh, 38, was put on a charter flight from Melbourne to Cairns in far north Queensland on Thursday after being flown from New Delhi on Wednesday.

In handcuffs and flanked by four detectives, Singh was led from the plane to a marked police vehicle before being taken to Cairns Police Station in a convoy.

Police charged Singh with a single count of murder on Thursday evening.

Ms Cordingley's body was found by her father partially buried in the white sand of Wangetti Beach in October 2018.

A four-year manhunt led investigators to Singh's eventual arrest with hundreds of police officers involved.

"What I think about this matter is that it is a demonstration that the Queensland Police Service will never give up," Detective Inspector Sonia Smith said.

"We'll continue to seek justice for victims' families and this is an example of our ability to seek justice and be relentless in our approach."

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press