Friday 25 November 2022 11:11 PM Toyah Cordingley: Accused killer looks completely different in arrest photos trends now
New photos have revealed the startling transformation of a male nurse suspected of killing Toyah Cordingley in north Queensland more than four years ago.
Toyah, 24, was found dead on Wangetti Beach in far north Queensland in October 2018 with her alleged killer, Rajwinder Singh, 38, accused of fleeing to India two days after.
After a four-year hunt, he was finally tracked down to a village in India and arrested on Friday.
Police in Delhi have now shared a photo of the suspect, showing him sporting a turban and long white-streaked beard.
His appearance is completely different to photos that circulated of him after Toyah's death in 2018.
He was arrested following an extradition request by Australia in 2021 and a $1million reward offered by Queensland authorities earlier this month which attracted the attention of bounty hunters.
Rajwinder Singh, 38, was finally tracked down to a village in India and arrested on Friday. Police in Delhi have now shared a photo of the suspect, showing him sporting a turban and long white-streaked beard
Rajwinder Singh (pictured in 2018) fled to India two days after her death, leaving behind his wife and three kids
Singh (centre) pictured after he was detained by Delhi Police on Friday. He is now set to face court 'very shortly'
Toyah Cordingley (pictured) was 24 when she was found dead in a shallow grave at Wangetti Beach in October 2018
The former Innisfail nurse is expected to face court in India 'very shortly' and Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll is hopeful of a smooth extradition process to Australia.
She also said it is 'too early' to determine whether the $1million award will be paid out but added she'll 'happily write out that cheque myself' if the required processes have been followed.
'The relationship working with the local Indian police on this has been exceptional, we've worked with them and the Australian Federal Police for an extended period of time,' she said.
'It has been... one of the most intense, comprehensive, across the world investigations over many years now.'
An extradition request for Singh was lodged with the Indian government in March last year. The Indian
