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Judge convicts 3 Mexicans in the killings of 2 Australian brothers and American friend on surf trip

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Judge Raúl Hernández in Ensenada, Mexico, convicted three Mexican men on Friday for the murder of two Australian brothers, Callum and Jake Robinson, and their American friend, Jack Carter Rhoad, in April 2024. The defendants, Jesús Gerardo García (alias "El Kekas"), Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N,” were found guilty of the killings that occurred during a surf trip in Baja California, drawing significant international attention.

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A Mexican judge found three men guilty of murdering two Australian brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33 respectively, and their American friend Carter Rhoad, 30, during a surfing trip in Baja California state in April 2024. The accused—Jesus Gerardo (also known as "El Kekas"), Irineo Francisco, and Angel Jesús—are charged with aggravated homicide, robbery, and violent vehicle theft. The parents of the victims, Martin and Debra Robinson, attended every day of the five-week trial in Ensenada, Mexico's Pacific Coast, where they made emotional pleas for justice and maximum sentences. The verdict was handed down on Friday, local time, concluding a case that sparked significant international concern over tourist safety in Mexico.

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A local judge on Friday found three Mexicans guilty of the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in April 2024 in the Mexican state of Baja California. asserted

Mexicans → find → Baja

The trial for the triple homicide that shocked Mexico and drew international attention concluded Friday after Judge Raúl Hernández in the coastal city of Ensenada ruled that Jesús Gerardo García, alias “El Kekas,” Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N” were responsible for the murders of Australians Callum and Jake Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad. asserted

García → shock → Robinson

Judge convicts 3 Mexicans in the killings of 2 Australian brothers and American friend on surf trip

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