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A section justice connected Friday recovered 3 men blameworthy of the murders of 2 Australian brothers and their American friend successful April 2024 successful the Mexican authorities of Baja California.
The proceedings for the triple homicide that shocked Mexico and drew planetary attraction concluded Friday aft Judge Raúl Hernández successful the coastal metropolis of Ensenada ruled that Jesús Gerardo García, alias "El Kekas," Irineo Francisco "N" and Ángel Jesús "N" were liable for the murders of Australians Callum and Jake Robinson and American Carter Redd Rhoad.
The defendants, who had been successful custody for much than 2 years, were besides recovered blameworthy of equipped robbery and equipped carjacking.
Debra Robinson, the brothers' mother, told the courtroom the murders of her sons had taken "the aboriginal we had imagined with them," CBS News' spouse web BBC News reported. Debra Robinson and her husband, Martin Robinson, were astatine the tribunal successful the coastal municipality of Ensenada passim the trial.
"It's hard for a genitor to suffer a son, and we mislaid 2 sons," Martin Robinson said, BBC reported.
The 3 friends traveled to Baja California successful April 2024 to surf, but soon aft arriving successful the municipality of Punta San Jose, astir 50 miles from Ensenada, they were reported missing. Their bodies were found connected May 3 successful a well.
Photos of the surfers were placed connected the formation successful Ensenada, Mexico, connected May 5, 2024.
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García, identified arsenic the perpetrator of the murders, was arrested successful May 2024 successful transportation to the case, on with his ex-partner Ary Gisell Silva Raya, Irineo Francisco "N" and Ángel Jesús "N."
During the monthlong trial, chilling details of the brutal transgression were revealed. Silva Raya testified past period during a proceeding that García confessed to her that helium arrived astatine the structure wherever the foreigners were staying with a 9 mm pistol.
Upon seeing him, they began throwing their belongings to forestall him from attacking them, and 1 of them begged for his life, which the assailant ignored, she said.
The authorities prosecutor's bureau reported that Silva Raya arrived successful Punta San Jose connected April 27, 2024, wherever she met the 3 foreigners and "instigated 1 of her companions to rob them," which was carried retired the pursuing day.
The woman, who was recovered successful possession of 1 of the victims' cellphones, was sentenced successful November 2025 to 20 years successful situation aft pleading blameworthy to "aggravated robbery with violence" and "vehicle theft with violence" successful an expedited proceeding. However, García and his 2 accomplices decided to spell to trial.
The justice volition denote the last condemnation connected Oct. 16. The Baja California State Attorney General's Office requested for each suspect the "exemplary sentence" of 210 years successful prison.
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