
2024年,三名男子被判定犯有谋杀罪:受害者为来自珀斯的兄弟俩杰克与卡勒姆·罗宾逊,以及他们的美国友人。
Three men have been found guilty of murdering Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend during a surfing trip to Mexico in 2024.
据ABC报道,在墨西哥恩塞纳达市,法官裁定名为“埃尔·凯卡斯”的赫苏斯·赫拉尔多、伊里内奥·弗朗西斯科以及安赫尔·赫苏斯——出于法律原因未公布其全名——犯有严重杀人罪及其他相关罪行。
Jesús Gerardo, known as “El Kekas”, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús — whose full names have been withheld for legal reasons — were convicted of aggravated homicide and related offences by a judge in the Mexican city of Ensenada, the ABC reports.
事发时,这对兄弟及其友人卡特·罗兹正在墨西哥的巴哈加利福尼亚州太平洋沿岸地区冲浪。他们失踪后,其遗体于2024年5月3日在一口井中被发现。
The two brothers and their friend, Carter Rhoad, were travelling through Mexico’s Baja California region, along the Pacific coast, when they were killed. Their bodies were discovered in a well on May 3, 2024 after they were reported missing.
检方称,这起案件系抢劫未遂所致:凶手盯上了这些冲浪者的财物与车辆,遂将其枪杀并藏匿尸体。
Prosecutors argued the men were killed during a robbery gone wrong, alleging the attacker’s targeted the surfers for their belongings and vehicle before shooting them and concealing their bodies.
辩护方则对检方指控提出质疑,指出缺乏足够证据证明被告有罪,并对调查过程及法庭证据的可信度表示担忧。
The defence challenged the prosecution’s case, arguing there was insufficient evidence to establish the defendant’s guilt and raising concerns about the investigation and the reliability of evidence presented in court.
此案在澳大利亚引发广泛关注,罗宾逊兄弟的父母专程前往墨西哥旁听庭审。
The case attracted widespread attention in Australia, with the Robinson brothers’ parents travelling to Mexico to attend the trial.