Accused killers of Australian brothers on Mexico surf trip seek plea deal

Sydney Morning Herald

2 days ago

Three of the four people charged over the killing of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad in a robbery that turned deadly are seeking to strike a deal with Mexican prosecutors and avoid trial.
A second court hearing into the men's deaths was held in Ensenada, in Baja California, on Friday afternoon (Saturday morning AEST).
The Robinson brothers, from Perth's northern suburbs, were killed while on a surf trip to the Baja California peninsula in April last year.
They were travelling with Rhoad, from San Diego, in a Chevrolet Colorado pick-up to their Punta San Jose campsite on the region's coastline.
Prosecutors believe the trio was targeted by criminals looking to steal their car's tyres, and were killed when they resisted. Four people have been charged in relation to their deaths.
During the hearing on Friday, lawyers for one of the accused – 24-year-old woman Ari Giselle, who has been charged with drug possession and possession of robbed articles in relation to the men's deaths – indicated to the judge that she was seeking a plea deal.
That prompted the same request from two of the other accused, Angel Jesus and Irineo Francisco. They both face more serious charges – aggravated homicide, aggravated robbery, violent robbery, grand theft auto and forced disappearance.