Alleged killers of Australian, US surfers go on trial in Mexico
The Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California state.
Three men are on trial in Mexico for the murders of Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson, and American Jack Carter Rhoad, who were killed in Baja California state in April 2024. The alleged killings were allegedly in a robbery attempt to steal the men's pickup truck, which was later found burned near the victims' bodies. Three witnesses testified at the trial, including the stepson of one of the defendants, who described his stepfather as violent.
The girlfriend of the witness's stepfather was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for instigating the robbery. The case has sparked outrage and grief in Australia, the US, and Mexico, where the surfers' friends and families worked to locate their bodies.
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