Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Indian-Origin Nurse Convicted in 2018 Murder Case
A man named Rajwinder Singh, who used to be a nurse, was found guilty of killing a woman named Toyah Cordingley in Australia.
This happened in 2018 at a beach called Wangetti Beach.
Toyah was walking her dog when she had an argument with Singh, who then stabbed her and buried her body in the sand.
Singh ran away to India and was caught there in 2022.
He was brought back to Australia in 2023, and his trial happened in 2024.
The police had offered a big reward for information about him.
Toyah's father was very upset and shouted at Singh when the guilty verdict was announced.
Rajwinder Singh, an Indian-origin former nurse, was convicted of murdering Toyah Cordingley in 2018.
Cordingley's body was found half-buried in sand dunes at Wangetti Beach, Queensland.
Singh fled to India two days after the murder and was arrested in Delhi in 2022.
The Queensland Police offered a million Australian dollars for information leading to Singh's arrest.
Singh was extradited to Australia in 2023, and his trial concluded in 2024.
- Who
- Rajwinder Singh, an Indian-origin former hospital nurse, was convicted of murdering Toyah Cordingley, an Australian pharmacy worker.
- What
- Singh stabbed Cordingley and buried her body in the sand dunes at Wangetti Beach.
- When
- The murder occurred on October 22, 2018, and the trial concluded in 2024.
- Where
- The crime took place at Wangetti Beach, about 40km north of Cairns, Queensland.
- Why
- Singh allegedly stabbed Cordingley after an argument when her dog barked at him.
- Victim
- Toyah Cordingley
- Accused
- Rajwinder Singh
- Location of Crime
- Wangetti Beach, Queensland
- Date of Crime
- October 22, 2018
- Reward Offered
- 1 million Australian dollars
- Arrest Location
- Delhi, India
- Extradition Year
- 2023
- Trial Year
- 2024