Melbourne:
A 38-year-old nurse of Indian descent, who fled Australia after allegedly killing an Australian woman in 2018, was charged on Thursday, a day after being extradited from India.
Rajwinder Singh was charged by police with one murder and is expected to appear before the Cairns Magistrates’ Court on Friday, The Guardian newspaper reported.
Singh is charged with the October 2018 murder of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley, whose body was discovered by her father on a beach after she failed to return home from walking her dog.
The accused, an Australian citizen, fled the country after killing Cordingley four years ago, leaving behind his wife and three children, carrying a $1 million reward for his arrest.
Singh was arrested by Delhi police on November 25 last year.
The Interpol had issued a Red Corner Notice against him, after which the Patiala House Court issued a bail order under the Extradition Act on 21 November.
During an extradition hearing at Melbourne Magistrates Court in Victoria on Wednesday, prosecutors told the court that police had DNA evidence linking Singh to the murder, ABC News reported.
“Our primary focus has always been to ensure justice for Toyah, her family and friends without jeopardizing the investigation,” Detective Sonia Smith said in the report.
Smith added that she was “relieved” that Queensland Police’s relations with their federal and international counterparts had led to the extradition, the report said.
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