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Trial in killings of 3 foreign surfers in Mexico nears verdict
Prosecutors sought up to 200 years in prison as the judge ruled the attack was premeditated and tied to a robbery attempt.
- A Mexican judge is expected to deliver a verdict Thursday in the high-profile murder trial of three men accused of killing Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad in 2024.
- Authorities claim the victims were killed in Baja California during a suspected robbery attempt to steal their pickup truck, which was later found burned near their bodies in a remote beachside area.
- Addressing the court, Martin Robinson described the murders as "hell," stating, "It's hard for a parent to lose a son, and we lost two sons." Prosecutors seek 150 years for each defendant.
- If convicted, the trio will be sentenced Friday. In a separate trial last November, one defendant's girlfriend received a two-decade prison term after admitting she instigated the robbery.
- While Baja California remains a violent state plagued by organized crime, attacks on tourists are less common. Other foreign visitors, including Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman in 2015, have previously been targeted in similar criminal acts.
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The murder in 2024 of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad caught international attention
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The bodies of two Australian brothers and their American friend were found with gunshot wounds to the head in Mexico in 2024.
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