// BBC WORLD NEWS — MONDO
Three men found guilty of murdering two Australian surfer brothers and US friend
Callum (left) and Jake Robinson were on a surfing trip in Mexico with their friend Carter Rhoad when they were killed during a suspected carjacking in 2024
Three men have been found guilty of murdering Australian brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024.
During the trial, the court heard the tourists were killed in an apparent botched robbery of their truck in a secluded beach area. Their bodies were later found with gunshot wounds to their heads, dumped down a well.
The murders sent shockwaves around the world, particularly in Australia, as the coastal area is usually safe from the violence in other parts of Mexico.
The verdict was handed down on Friday in the Mexican state of Baja California.
The parents of the two Australian brothers, Martin and Debra Robinson, have been at the court in the coastal town of Ensenada throughout the trial and they delivered emotional testimony during closing arguments heard earlier on Thursday.
"It's hard for a parent to lose a son, and we lost two sons," said their father, Martin.
Family members of Rhoad joined the trial by video link.
Speaking to media outside court a week ago, Debra Robinson said the couple were "deeply grateful" to Australians for the outpouring of support they had received and that they "feel the love and their arms around us".
During the month-long trial, the prosecution had sought 150 years in prison for each of the three defendants.