Trial over alleged murders of Australian surfer brothers starts in Mexico
Prosecutors say the killings followed a robbery attempt for the victims’ pickup truck and tires, and a co-defendant’s girlfriend has already been sentenced to 20 years.
- On Monday, the murder trial for three men accused of killing Australian brothers Callum Robinson and Jake Robinson, along with American Jack Carter Rhoad, began in Ensenada, Mexico.
- In April 2024, the victims were camping in remote Baja California when they were killed during an attempted robbery targeting their pickup truck and tires.
- Martin Robinson and wife Debra are attending the proceedings, while Ary Gisell Silva, who instigated the robbery, was sentenced to 20 years in prison last year after noting the victims had "good phones and good tires."
- The victims' bodies were discovered in a cliff-top shaft days after they disappeared, sparking deep outrage and sadness in Australia and the United States.
- Other foreign tourists have previously been targeted in criminal attacks on Mexico's Pacific coast, including Australian surfers Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, murdered in 2015 in Sinaloa.
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'El Kekas' Faces Murder Trial in Mexico After Allegedly Dumping US and Australian Surfers Down Cliff Shaft
Three Mexican men, including Jesús Gerardo García, face trial for allegedly murdering Australian brothers and an American friend during a robbery in Baja California.
In April 2024, the bodies of Australian brothers and their American friend were found in Mexico.
By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español The trial of the alleged perpetrators of the murder of three foreign surfers — two from Australia and one from the United States — in 2024 in the Mexican city of Ensenada began on Monday and was attended by the parents of the Australian men. "I know they would want us to be here;
The trial began in Mexico for three men accused of the triple murder of the brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad. All three just over thirty years old, the three victims were found dead in April 2024 at the bottom of a well in Ensenada, a city in the south [...] The article Killed and thrown into a well: part of the trial of three members of the Mexican cartel for the murder of two Australian brothers and their friend …
Callum Robinson, Jake Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad disappeared during a surf trip in 2024
Two Australian and one American tourists were killed on a surf holiday in Mexico in 2024. Now the alleged perpetrators are on trial in Baja California.
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