Mexican court gives 20 years in surfers’ murders
A judge in Ensenada, Baja California, sentenced 23-year-old Ary Gisell Silva to 20 years for violent robbery tied to the April 2024 killings of Australians Jake and Callum Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad at a remote beach campsite. Prosecutors said Silva instigated the theft of the victims’ truck and belongings—prompting accomplices to ambush and fatally shoot the surfers—while three male suspects face separate murder proceedings; the bodies were found May 3, 2024, hidden in a cliff.
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📌 Key Facts
- Defendant: Ary Gisell Silva, 23, sentenced to 20 years for violent robbery in Ensenada, Baja California.
- Victims: Australians Jake (30) and Callum (33) Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad (30).
- Prosecutors: Silva urged accomplices to rob the group for their valuables; three men are separately charged with murder.