The accused killer of Cairns lady Toyah Cordingley will spend at the very least one other week in an Indian jail.

Rajwinder Singh confronted a Dehli court docket on December 17 over the alleged 2018 homicide, as authorities search to extradite him to Australia.

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Singh’s matter was adjourned resulting from availability points with a decide. The former Innisfail nurse will return to court docket at a later date.

He was arrested in New Delhi in November after a four-year manhunt following the 2018 demise of Cordingley.

Cordingley, 24, was killed as she was strolling alone along with her canine at Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns. Indian media reported Singh allegedly stabbed Cordingley to demise after an argument over the canine.

Singh reportedly advised Indian police that he travelled to the seaside from his dwelling in Innisfail after a battle together with his spouse, and was carrying a kitchen knife and a few fruit.

It’s alleged he fatally stabbed Cordingley after an argument between the pair sparked by her canine barking at him. Singh had turn into “angered” by the canine barking and allegedly “stabbed her multiple times”, Indian Express reported, citing investigators.

In early November, the Queensland authorities posted a $1 million reward for info resulting in Singh’s seize. The reward is the biggest within the state’s historical past for a murder investigation.

Singh boarded a flight to India on the day Cordingley was discovered, abandoning his spouse and three youngsters.

While Singh was clean-shaven in Australia, he’s believed to have disguised himself in India by rising an extended beard and donning a turban. He additionally allegedly evaded arrest by regularly shifting places.

The Indian authorities has given its provisional consent to Australia’s extradition request, however the Justice of the Peace’s court docket should hear the proof compiled by Australian investigators and approve Singh’s extradition earlier than the federal government may give remaining approval.

While it has been said the method of extradition may take a while, the general public prosecutor representing the Indian authorities has described Cordingley’s demise as a “heinous offence” they usually wish to transfer “with maximum speed” to extradite Singh.

Singh has the appropriate to attraction any court docket choice to ship him again to Australia. He will stay in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, South Asia’s largest jail, till and except he’s granted bail.

The prosecution says it should oppose any utility for his launch.

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