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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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Trial commences for murder of the Robinson brothers, Australian surfers and their friend Jack Carter Rhoad, two years after the crime
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AlKhaleej TodayMexico opens trial for suspects accused of killing Australian and US surfers during alleged robbery attempt
ENSENADA (Mexico), Sept 8 — The suspected murderers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot went on trial yesterday, two years after their killings...
·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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