Cairns comes together for Toyah Cordingley as Indian police step up search for alleged killer

Friends of the 24-year-old say they hope a $1m reward offered by Queensland police will lead to an arrest

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Four years on from the tragic death of Toyah Cordingley, police in India say they are narrowing in on her alleged killer.

The 24-year-old was found dead on Wangetti beach, north of Cairns, after what police described as a personal and intimate attack". She had been out walking her dog.

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