Toyah Cordingley accused killed to finally be extradited to Australia
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The nurse accused of killing 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley will finally be extradited from India to stand trial for the alleged beach murder.
- Toyah Cordingley, 24, was found dead on a beach in North Queensland in 2018.
- Her alleged killer, Rajwinder Singh, 38, fled to India two days after her death.
- In November, Indian police revealed that they had tracked him down and arrested him.
- On Saturday, an Indian court announced that Singh will be extradited to Australia.
A nurse accused of killing Toya Cordingley in October 2018 will finally be extradited from India to Australia and stand trial for the alleged murder.
Toyah, 24, was found dead on Wangetti Beach near Cairns in far north Queensland, and the man accused of killing her, Rajwinder Singh, 38, allegedly fled to India two days later.
After a four-year hunt, he was finally located in a village in India and arrested in November.
On Saturday, Singh filed a ‘declaration of will’, meaning the Indian court accepted his wish to return to Australia and face justice.
The extradition order now must be signed by the Indian government before Singh can return and it is unclear when that will happen.
Singh told local reporters in Delhi that he will “explain everything back in Australia.”
On Saturday, Singh (pictured outside court in Delhi) filed a ‘declaration of will’, meaning the Indian court accepted his wish to return to Australia and face justice.
Toyah Cordingley (pictured) was 24 when she was found dead in a shallow grave on Wangetti Beach in October 2018.
“It is a heinous crime,” Ajay Digpaul, the government prosecutor, previously told AAP.
“We will seek to ensure that this case moves forward with maximum speed.”
Australian police allege Singh stabbed Ms Cordingley on Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, while she was out for a morning walk with her dog.
Singh allegedly boarded a flight to India, leaving behind his wife and three children, a day after Ms Cordingley was reported missing.
Mrs Cordingley’s father found the body of the pharmacy worker half buried in the sand, with her dog tied unharmed to a nearby tree.
Local Indian media reports that Singh allegedly told the Delhi police that he argued with Ms Cordingley because her dog barked at him.
The prosecution is “very focused on this case,” Digpaul said.
Rajwinder Singh, 38, was eventually tracked down to a village in India and arrested in November.
An Indian court ruled on Saturday that Singh will be extradited to Australia to stand trial in Toyah’s death.
Toyah had driven to Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, to walk her dog. she never came home
But Singh “will have the right to appeal,” he added.
In November, the Delhi police shared a photo of the suspect, showing him wearing a turban and a long white-streaked beard.
His appearance is completely different from the photos that circulated of him after Toyah’s death in 2018.
He was arrested after a extradition request from Australia in 2021 and a $1 million reward offered by Queensland authorities that attracted the attention of bounty hunters.