# Father of slain Australian surfers tells Mexico homicide trial identifying sons’ bodies was ‘hell’

https://mins.news/en/item/50770

- The Guardian, 2026-09-09 04:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/09/australian-surfers-jake-callum-robinson-homicide-trial-mexico-ntwnfb

> Martin Robinson told a Mexican court that identifying the bodies of his sons Jake and Callum turned his life into “hell.” The brothers and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were killed in Ensenada in April 2024, allegedly during an attempt to steal their pickup truck. Three men are on trial, with proceedings expected to continue until the end of September.

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