A magistrate in India has signed a report approving the extradition of the man suspected of murdering Toyah Cordingley on a Queensland beach four years ago.
Mr Singh, an Australian citizen, worked as a nurse and lived in Innisfail.
The prime suspect in Ms Cordingley's killing, he was arrested in India after a four-year manhunt that followed his escape from Australia just hours after Ms Cordingley's body was found on Wangetti Beach, in north Queensland. Australian police want to question Mr Singh over whether he stabbed Ms Cordingley, who was 24, after an argument over her dog barking at him.Her dog was found tied up nearby.
Rajwinder Singh and his father Amar Singh walking to a court hearing in New Delhi on 7 January, 2023.The court order, along with the file and other documents, will now be sent to officials in India's Ministry of External Affairs.The Indian government has already provisionally consented to Australia's request for Mr Singh's extradition, which needed to be signed off by the court.
Lawyers involved in the case say it could take 30 to 45 days before Singh is placed on a flight back to Australia.
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