Trial begins in Mexico for three men accused of killing two Australian surfers and American friend
The alleged killers of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad went on trial two years after the 2024 killings in Baja California.
Three men accused of murdering two Australian surfers and an American have begun trial in Mexico, according to proceedings that opened with the bereaved family present in court. The victims—Australian brothers Jake, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30—were shot dead during a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast in Baja California state in 2024.
The killings are suspected to have been part of a robbery. The trial marks the beginning of legal proceedings more than two years after the incident.
Sources
- ‘I heard a lot of noise’: trial begins in Mexico for alleged killers of Australian surfers and American friend — The Guardian — World
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