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Perth Now
26-07-2025
- Perth Now
Judge's fury in case of Perth brothers killed in Mexico
A fed up judge in the looming trial of the accused killers of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson has threatened to fine defence lawyers if the case is delayed again. Judge Oscar Padilla was visibly frustrated in granting another extension in a court in the Baja California beach city of Ensenada in Mexico , with lawyers posing possible plea deals. He told them it would be the last delay in the case and warned they would be fined if they were not prepared for the next hearing, set for November 13. Jesus Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Angel Jesus face charges including aggravated homicide, aggravated robbery, violent robbery and grand theft auto linked to the deaths of the Robinson brothers and their American companion Carter Rhoad. A fourth suspect, Ari Gisel, is not accused of murder but is facing charges related to inciting violent robbery. Perth brothers Callum Jake Robinson were shot in the head and their bodies dumped in a well. Credit: Instagram / Instagram It was her lawyer who asked for the delay, arguing they needed more time to discuss sentencing options with the prosecution. None of the four accused have entered pleas. Judge Padilla again showed his frustration when prosecutors could not agree on the facts of the case. He warned them that he expected better clarity at the next hearing. According to the ABC, court documents presented during proceedings highlighted links between some of the accused and the Sinaloa drug cartel. Ari Gisel Credit: Supplied The organisation rules with fear and was once headed by cartel boss El Chapo. Gerardo and Francisco have been moved to a maximum-security facility amid rising concern over their alleged ties to organised crime. Callum, 32, and Jake, 31, were on surfing holiday and had been camping in a remote part of northern Mexico with their American friend Mr Rhoad, 30, when they were each shot in the head in April 2024. Their bodies were then callously dumped in a 15m well in Baja California. A fourth, unrelated body was also found in the same location.
Sky News AU
12-07-2025
- Sky News AU
Fourth person named in suspected Mexico murder of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson as case due to return to court next week
A fourth person charged with aggravated homicide has been named following investigations into the alleged killings of Australian surfer brothers Callum and Jake Robinson in Mexico last year. The ABC has named Irineo Francisco as the fourth person expected to be tried alongside three other people who were arrested in the early stages of the investigation into the murder. Perth brothers Callum, 33, and Jake, 30, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were killed while on a surfing trip in the Mexican state of Baja California, a remote area known to be plagued by violent cartels. The trio were reported missing on April 27 and their bodies were found on May 3 at the bottom of a 10 to 15 metre unused well. Initial inquiries determined the surfers were killed execution-style in an armed robbery when they tried to fight back against their truck being stolen. Miguel Ángel Gaxiola Rodríguez, the Mexican prosecutor leading the case against the suspected murderers of the trio says there is still no evidence of cartel involvement, and instead maintains the primary motive for the killings was to steal the brothers' tyres. Mr Gaxiola Rodríguez also told the ABC the prosecutors will continue to pursue the robbery-gone-wrong theory with the case expected to return to court next week. "It appears that the perpetrators identified an opportunity for robbery when they encountered the foreigners in a highly isolated location," he said. "These individuals exploited the circumstances to perpetrate the robbery, resulting in the fatal shooting of the three foreigners." Police made their first arrests in relation to the trios' murders on May 1, 2024, when Ari Gisel, 23, was pulled over for a routine traffic stop by police in Ensenada. She allegedly threw a 100 gram bag of meth on the ground and tried to flee the vehicle. However, officers inspected the car and found an iPhone that belonged to Mr Rhoad while the woman was also later charged with possession of narcotics. Two other Mexican nationals were arrested along with Gisel, after she turned her then-partner Jesus Gerardo Garcia Cota and his brother Cristian Alejandro in to authorities. After she was detained, Gisel told a court that Garcia Cota, known by the alias 'El Kekas', confessed to her when he came home that he "f***ed up three gringos". The court then heard she was shown the new tyres on her car which had allegedly been stolen from the white ute the Australian brothers were using. The three men who have been charged are being tried on multiple offences including aggravated homicide, aggravated robbery, violent robbery, grand theft auto, and forced disappearance. Ari Gisel faces the same charges, except forced disappearance.
