Three men found guilty in the 2024 killing of Australian and US surfers 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.

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 Carter Redd Rhoad.

The defendants, who had been in custody for more than two years, were also found guilty of armed robbery and armed carjacking.

“Today’s guilty verdict is a significant moment in our long and painful journey to seek justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024,” said father Martin Robinson.

The three traveled to Baja California in April 2024 to surf, but shortly after arriving in the town of Punta San Jose, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Ensenada, they were reported missing. Their bodies were found on May 3 in a well.

García, identified as the perpetrator of the murders, was arrested in May 2024 in connection to the case, along with his ex-partner Ary Gisell Silva Raya, Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N.”

During the month-long trial, chilling details of the brutal crime were revealed. Silva Raya testified last month during a hearing that García confessed to her that he arrived at the tent where the foreigners were staying with a 9mm pistol.

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Upon seeing him, they began throwing their belongings to prevent him from attacking them, and one of them begged for his life, which the assailant ignored, she said.

The state prosecutor’s office reported that Silva Raya arrived in Punta San Jose on April 27, 2024, where she met the three foreigners and “instigated one of her companions to rob them,” which was carried out the following day.

The woman, who was found in possession of one of the victims’ cell phones, was sentenced in November 2025 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to “aggravated robbery with violence” and “vehicle theft with violence” in an expedited proceeding. However, García and his two accomplices decided to go to trial.

The judge will announce the final sentence on Oct. 16. The Baja California State Attorney General’s Office requested for each defendant the “exemplary sentence” of 210 years in prison.

“No outcome can ever undo this tragedy, but we hope today marks an important step towards justice and allows us to continue honoring their lives and the extraordinary young men they were,” said Martin Robinson. “They will never be forgotten.”

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周五，一名当地法官裁定三名墨西哥人犯有谋杀罪，他们于 2024 年 4 月在墨西哥下加利福尼亚州杀害了两名澳大利亚兄弟和他们的美国朋友。

震惊墨西哥并引起国际关注的三重谋杀案审判于周五结束。恩塞纳达沿海城市法官劳尔·埃尔南德斯裁定，赫苏斯·赫拉尔多·加西亚（别名“埃尔·凯卡斯”）、伊里内奥·弗朗西斯科（绰号“N”）和安赫尔·赫苏斯（绰号“N”）应对澳大利亚人卡勒姆·罗宾逊、杰克·罗宾逊和美国人卡特·雷德·罗德的谋杀案负责。

被告已被拘留两年多，他们还被判犯有持械抢劫和持械劫车罪。

“今天的有罪判决是我们漫长而痛苦的寻求正义之路上的一个重要时刻，我们将继续为我们英俊的儿子卡勒姆和杰克，以及他们的朋友卡特·罗德伸张正义。他们的生命在2024年被如此残酷地夺走，”父亲马丁·罗宾逊说道。

这三人于2024年4月前往下加利福尼亚州冲浪，但在抵达距离恩塞纳达约80公里（50英里）的蓬塔圣何塞镇后不久，便被报告失踪。他们的遗体于5月3日在一口井中被发现。

加西亚被认定为谋杀案的凶手，于 2024 年 5 月因该案被捕，与他一同被捕的还有他的前伴侣 Ary Gisell Silva Raya、Irineo Francisco “N” 和 Ángel Jesús “N”。

在长达一个月的审判中，这起残忍罪行的令人不寒而栗的细节被揭露出来。上个月，席尔瓦·拉亚在一次听证会上作证说，加西亚向她坦白，他带着一把9毫米手枪来到外国人居住的帐篷。

“世界变得更加黑暗了。”在墨西哥遇害的冲浪者的父母悲痛欲绝，他们回忆起热爱冒险的深爱儿子。

她说，看到他后，她们开始扔掉自己的物品以防止他攻击她们，其中一人还苦苦哀求饶命，但袭击者置之不理。

州检察官办公室报告称，席尔瓦·拉亚于 2024 年 4 月 27 日抵达蓬塔圣何塞，在那里她遇到了三名外国人，并“唆使她的一个同伴抢劫他们”，抢劫案于第二天实施。

这名女子被发现持有其中一名受害者的手机，在2025年11月的快速审理中，她承认犯有“持械抢劫”和“持械盗窃车辆”罪，被判处20年监禁。然而，加西亚和他的两名同伙决定接受审判。

法官将于10月16日宣布最终判决。下加利福尼亚州检察长办公室要求对每位被告判处210年监禁的“惩戒性刑罚”。

“任何结果都无法抹去这场悲剧，但我们希望今天标志着朝着正义迈出的重要一步，让我们能够继续缅怀他们的生命，以及他们作为杰出青年的美好品质，”马丁·罗宾逊说道。“他们将永远不会被遗忘。”