After touring for greater than 72 hours on worldwide and interstate flights, a person accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley has uttered two phrases throughout a minutes-long Queensland court docket listening to.
Rajwinder Singh was extradited from India through Melbourne so Cairnsthe place he was charged with murdering the 24-year-old at Far North Queensland’s Wangetti Seaside, in October 2018.
The 38-year-old appeared through video-link at Cairns Magistrates Court on Friday wearing a white T-shirt, grey monitor pants and a black Sikh headwear, a day after his extradition from India.
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The courtroom was filled with journalists, with a couple of dozen members of the general public watching a livestream of proceedings on a TV in a particular room arrange close by.
The bearded former nurse sat quietly in his seat on the close by Cairns police watch home till Justice of the Peace Cathy McLennan requested if he might hear her.
“Sure madam,” Singh replied.
Police prosecutors advised the court docket they would offer a short of proof by April 14, with a committal point out set down for April 28.
Singh, who listened silently to the discussions, was remanded in custody.
A variety of folks turned up with indicators and placards in help of Ms Cordingley, however there was no signal of the defendant’s spouse and three kids.
There have been additionally non-public safety guards within the courthouse, with one officer telling journalists they have been there “as a precautionary measure”.
Singh’s lawyer, Derek Perkins, briefly spoke to a scrum of media who surrounded him exterior after the listening to.
“Mr Singh is harmless till confirmed responsible, that is all I’ve bought to say,” he mentioned.
Requested if he’d had an opportunity to have a look at the proof, Perkins replied “no”.
The lawyer declined to reply questions on whether or not Singh would apply to maneuver the case to a Brisbane court docket.
