The case against the man accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley has been committed to the Supreme Court for trial.
Lawyer for Rajwinder Singh, Derek Perkins, leaves the Cairns Magistrates Court after his murder charge was heard and adjourned until April 28. VIDEO: Brendan Radke – Cairns Post
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions now has six months to present an indictment against Rajwinder Singh, the man accused of killing Toyah Cordingley.
On May 3 the case was handed up from the Magistrates Court to the Supreme Court in Cairns.
Toyah Cordingley at her Barr St Whole Life Bulk Foods job four months before she was killed.
The DPP now has until November to prepare their case.
Rajwinder Singh, 38, is charged with killing Ms Cordingley while she was walking her dog on Wangetti Beach north of Cairns on October 20, 2018.
An indictment is the next step in bringing the case to court.
The lawyer for Mr Singh, Derek Perkins, has previously told media that Mr Singh was “innocent until proven guilty”.
Whether the trial is before a jury or judge-alone is not yet known.
Queensland Police officers and detectives escort Rajwinder Singh from a chartered jet to a waiting police car at Cairns Airport after being extradited from New Delhi to Cairns via Melbourne. Picture: Brendan Radke
In recent years several high-profile cases have attracted intense media publicity, and internet searches and the social media telegraph can contribute to discrediting defendants and putting a fair trial at risk.
In some states, including Queensland, judge-alone trials are possible in such cases, and also if a trial is expected to be lengthy or complex.
There has been no ruling yet if that will happen.
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