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Police Map Phone Pings to Blue Alfa Romeo in Toyah Cordingley Retrial

The court heard investigators used timing‑advance data with CCTV to reduce 219 possible vehicles to a blue Alfa Romeo of interest.

Overview

  • A detective testified that three cell‑tower events on Cordingley’s phone at 4:51pm, 5:08pm and 5:17pm were matched against footage from 32 cameras, narrowing hundreds of cars to a blue Alfa Romeo 156 similar to one linked to the accused.
  • An Optus expert told jurors there was a gap in Rajwinder Singh’s phone records between 1:16pm and 8:15pm on the day of the killing and said the handset may have been switched off during that period.
  • Witnesses from Wangetti Beach described seeing many visitors that afternoon and some reported a man whose staring made them uncomfortable, though descriptions of his appearance conflicted.
  • A friend testified Singh appeared very stressed on the day the body was found, handed over his car keys, carried one duffel bag and had booked a one‑way flight to India.
  • Earlier this week, jurors conducted an orientation visit to the beach as prosecutors press a circumstantial case that includes a reported very strong DNA match from a stick recovered at the scene.