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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

Seven years after Toyah Cordingley’s murder, her killer’s sentencing brings Cairns a sense of ‘bittersweet relief’

A shrine in memory of Toyah Cordingley at Wangetti Beach where was murdered in 2018, near Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
A memorial to Toyah Cordingley at Wangetti beach where she was murdered in 2018, near Cairns, Queensland. Photograph: Robin Weaver/Alamy

It takes a certain “breed of person” to care for the rescue dogs of tropical Queensland, Gabrielle Gleeson says.

They must be committed, says the dog foster care charity co-founder, as the animals they take on will have suffered neglect, mistreatment and abuse. But the rewards can be profound.

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