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Trial begins in Mexico over killings of Australian surfers and American friend
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Three men—Jesús Gerardo García (“El Kekas”), Irineo Francisco N., and Ángel Jesús N.—went on trial in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, charged with the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and an American friend.
- The victims, Callum Ryan Robinson, Jake Martin Robinson, and Jack Carter Rhoad, were found dead with gunshot wounds after disappearing while camping and surfing at a remote beach.
- Prosecutors allege the killings occurred during an attempted robbery of the victims' pickup truck, which was later found burned near their bodies.
- The father of the Australian brothers attended the hearing, expressing his determination to seek justice for his sons and their friend.
- A former partner of García was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for instigating the robbery, and the trial of the three men is set to continue.
