Jury to hear claim woman 'deliberately' killed at beach

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Prosecutors in the trial of a man accused of killing a young woman at a Queensland beach are due to continue laying out their case that it was a deliberate killing.

Rajwinder Singh pleaded not guilty in the the Supreme Court yesterday to the murder of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley more than six years after the young woman's body was found buried at an isolated beach.

Nathan Crane is due to continue his opening address to the jury at Cairns yesterday, having earlier said Cordingley suffered wounds that could only have been inflicted by someone with an intent to kill.

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Toyah Cordingley crossing at the intersection of Sheridan Street near Rusty's Markets on Sunday, October 21, 2018.

"She was buried either shortly before or shortly after her death. She was left with injuries with no hope of survival," Crane said.

"The most significant wound, of all the wounds the pathologist found, was a significant incision along and into her neck, from one side to the other."

Cordingley drove to Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, for a Sunday afternoon walk with her dog on October 21, 2018.

Her family raised the alarm later that evening when she did not return.

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Rajwinder Singh arrives in Australia to face murder charges.

Crane previously sold the jury Cordingley never left the beach but her phone was detected connecting to towers as it moved towards a town after he likely died.

"The phone is able to be traced. The killer took the phone," Crane said.

After Crane finishes his opening address, defence barrister Angus Edwards has the option of delivering his opening for Singh.

The trial over the next four weeks is due to hear from more than 460 witnesses including nearly 100 police witnesses, 12 DNA experts and eight telecommunications experts from major phone service providers.

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