Three men found guilty of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico

Mixed · 2Three men have been found guilty of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024. 1 2 Mixed · 2The verdict was handed down on Friday in the Mexican state of Baja California, and a judge found all three guilty of aggravated homicide and several related offences. 1 2 Mixed · 2The defendants are Jesús Gerardo, known as "El Kekas", Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús; ABC News says their full names have been withheld for legal reasons, and the BBC describes Gerardo as the alleged ringleader. 2 1

Mixed · 2The prosecution told the trial the victims were killed in a robbery gone wrong, and the court heard it was an apparent botched robbery of their truck in a secluded beach area; the defence argued there was not enough evidence to prove the case. 2 1 Centre · 1The BBC reports that the men's bodies had gunshot wounds to the head and were dumped down a well; they were found about a week after the killings, which happened roughly 36 hours after the group crossed into Mexico from the US. 1 Centre · 1During the month-long trial in Ensenada, prosecutors sought 150 years in prison for each defendant; the sentences had not been reported in the coverage. 1

Centre · 1The brothers' parents, Martin and Debra Robinson, attended the trial throughout and gave emotional testimony in closing arguments, while Rhoad's family joined by video link. 1 Centre · 1In November last year, the girlfriend of the alleged ringleader was sentenced in a separate trial to twenty years in prison after admitting involvement in the robbery. 1 Centre · 1The killings shocked Australia and Ensenada, which is usually safe from the violence seen elsewhere in Mexico; local surfers called for greater security, and Baja California governor Marina del Pilar Ávila said the state would continue to be safe for tourism. 1