Father of Australian Surfers Killed in Mexico Testifies at Trial: "It's Hell"
A protected witness said one defendant brought them to the scene and they fled after gunshots, as the trial continues through September.
- On Wednesday, Martin and Debra Robinson, parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, attended the trial for their sons' 2024 murders in Mexico alongside American friend Jack Carter Rhoad.
- Three men are charged with killing the surfers during an attempted robbery in April 2024; authorities say the victims were found in a cliff-top shaft on Mexico's Pacific coast with gunshot wounds to their heads.
- A protected witness testified Monday that they accompanied a defendant to the crime scene, heard gunshots, and were later threatened into silence; Martin told the court, "It's hell," regarding the loss of his two sons.
- Rhoad's widow, Natalie, is scheduled to testify on Wednesday as the trial continues, with proceedings expected to run until the end of September.
- The surfers' 2024 disappearances sparked widespread outrage and grief in Australia and the United States, prompting a major social media search and protests by the surfing community against regional insecurity.
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‘It’s hell’: Father of Australian brothers killed in Mexico testifies in murder trial
Martin Robinson described the ordeal of having to identify his sons’ bodies: Callum by a tattoo on his forearm, while identifying Jake was more difficult and required photographs.
'Hell': Father of Australian surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial
ENSENADA, Mexico: The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court Tuesday (Sept 8) that his life had been turned into hell, as the high-profile trial continued into its second day.
'Hell': Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial
Three men are charged in the killing of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and their 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast in April 2024. Authorities say the three were killed in an attempted robbery, and their bodies were found dumped in a cliff-top shaft with gunshot wounds to their heads. "It's hell," the victims' father Martin Robinson told…
‘Hell’: Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial
Debra and Martin Robinson, parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, arrive for the trial of three suspects in Ensenada, Mexico. (AFP pic)ENSENADA: The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court Tuesday that his life had been turned into hell, as the high-profile trial continued into its second day.Three men are charged in the killing of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 …
‘It’s hell’: Dad of slain Aussie surfers confronts accused killers in court
The worried friends of two Australian brothers who went missing on a surf trip in Mexico discovered their burned down tent, bullet casings and a “lot of blood” days before their bodies were found dumped in a well.
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