Toyah Cordingley accused of being killed to finally be extradited to Australia

A male nurse accused of killing Toya Cordingley in October 2018 is finally extradited to Australia from India.

Twenty-four-year-old Toyah was found dead on Wangetti Beach in far north Queensland in October 2018, along with her alleged killer Rajwinder Singh, 38, who was accused of fleeing to India two days later.

After a four-year hunt, he was finally tracked down in a village in India and arrested in November.

An Indian court on Saturday ruled that Singh should be extradited to Australia to stand trial over Toyah’s death.

Rajwinder Singh, 38, was finally located in a village in India and arrested in November

Toyah Cordingley (pictured) was 24 when she was found dead in a shallow grave on Wangetti Beach in October 2018

An Indian court on Saturday ruled that Singh should be extradited to Australia to stand trial over Toyah’s death

“It’s a heinous crime,” Ajay Digpaul, the government’s prosecutor, previously told AAP.

“We will endeavor to ensure that this case moves forward as quickly as possible.”

Australian Police suspect Singh stabbed Ms Cordingley to death on Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, as she was out for a morning walk with her dog.

Singh boarded a flight to India, leaving his wife and three children behind, a day after Ms Cordingley was reported missing.

Mrs Cordingley’s father found the pharmacist’s body half-buried in the sand.

The dog was tied to a tree unharmed.

Local Indian media report Singh allegedly told Delhi police he got into an argument with Ms Cordingley because her dog was barking at him.

Prosecutors are “very focused on this case,” Mr Digpaul said.

But Singh “will have the right to appeal,” he added.

In November, Delhi Police shared a photo of the suspect wearing a turban and a long white-striped beard.

His appearance is completely different from photos that circulated of him after Toyah’s death in 2018.

He was arrested after a Australia’s extradition request in 2021 and a $1 million reward offered by Queensland authorities earlier this month that caught the attention of bounty hunters.