墨西哥法庭判处谋杀美澳冲浪客的三名男子各监禁158年Mexico Sentences Three Men to 158 Years Each for Surfers' Murders

在经历长达一个月的庭审并于一周前认定罪名成立后，下加利福尼亚州恩塞纳达法庭正式对赫苏斯·赫拉尔多·加西亚、伊里内奥·弗朗西斯科“N”与安赫尔·赫苏斯“N”作出量刑裁定。三名被告人因谋杀罪、暴力抢劫罪以及暴力盗窃车辆罪，分别被判处158年零9个月监禁。法庭官员指出，除了长期监禁外，判决还明确勒令三名被告人向遇害者家属支付赔偿金。

Following a month-long trial that concluded with guilty verdicts a week prior, the court in the coastal city of Ensenada formally handed down its sentences against Jesús Gerardo García, Irineo Francisco "N", and Ángel Jesús "N". The judge ordered each of the three men to serve 158 years and nine months in prison after convicting them of homicide, robbery with violence, and vehicle theft with violence. A court official confirmed that the judicial ruling also requires the defendants to pay court-ordered financial compensation to the families of the three victims.

检方此前曾向下加利福尼亚州总检察长办公室提出申请，要求对三名被告处以每人210年监禁的“示范性刑期”。尽管最终宣判的刑期未达到检方主张的上限，法庭裁决仍对三名涉案人员施加了多项罪名的连续刑期，结束了围绕2024年4月卡勒姆与杰克·罗宾逊兄弟及卡特·罗德遇害案展开的一年多司法诉讼程序。

The Baja California State Attorney General's Office had previously requested an exemplary prison sentence of 210 years for each defendant. While the final sentence of over 158 years fell short of the maximum requested penalty, the Ensenada court's consecutive sentencing structure establishes comprehensive liability for the multiple violent offenses, formally concluding more than a year of legal proceedings stemming from the April 2024 killings of Callum and Jake Robinson alongside Carter Rhoad.

2024年4月下旬，卡勒姆与杰克·罗宾逊兄弟及美国友人卡特·罗德前往下加利福尼亚州追寻冲浪爱好。三人自美国入境墨西哥仅约36小时，便前往距离恩塞纳达约80公里的圣何塞角一处偏僻海滩。4月27日晚，他们在海滩扎营过夜，却在次日清晨遭遇袭击。法庭审理指出，袭击者在企图暴力抢劫其皮卡车时发起攻击并开枪射杀三人，随后将遇害者遗体遗弃在一处深逾15米的悬崖顶部水井中。

In late April 2024, Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson traveled to Baja California alongside their American friend Carter Rhoad to pursue their passion for surfing. Barely 36 hours after crossing into Mexico from the United States, the three men arrived at a secluded beach in Punta San José, situated roughly 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the city of Ensenada. The group pitched camp on the beach on the night of April 27, 2024, before being confronted by armed attackers in the early morning hours during an apparent botched robbery targeting their truck, where they were fatally shot and dumped into a well over 15 meters (50 feet) deep located near a cliff top.

三名游客失联后，墨西哥当局在美国联邦调查局的协助下展开了为期数日的跨国联合搜寻。2024年5月3日，搜救人员最终在圣何塞角的水井深处寻获了三人的遗体，经勘验三人头部均有枪伤。受害者家属随后赶赴当地完成遗体辨认，下加利福尼亚州检方则于5月5日公布首批逮捕进展，并认定这起袭击是由针对车辆和财物的抢劫引发。

Following the tourists' disappearance, Mexican authorities launched a multi-day search with assistance from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On May 3, 2024, search teams located the victims' bodies inside the deep well, with examinations confirming all three sustained gunshot wounds to the head. Family members identified the remains a week after the attack, and the Baja California prosecutor's office announced the first arrest on May 5, confirming the killings stemmed from the violent robbery encounter.

在被判刑的三人中，绰号为“El Kekas”的赫苏斯·赫拉尔多·加西亚被下加利福尼亚州检方认定为开枪杀害三名外国游客的主要枪手。州执法机构记录显示，赫苏斯·赫拉尔多此前在恩塞纳达便拥有多项犯罪前科，指控涉及非法贩毒、非法侵入住宅、家庭暴力以及盗窃机动车辆。案发后，检方迅速将其与同伙伊里内奥·弗朗西斯科“N”和安赫尔·赫苏斯“N”列为主要抓捕对象。

Among the three men sentenced, Jesús Gerardo García, known by the alias "El Kekas," was identified by the Baja California prosecutor's office as the gunman responsible for shooting the three foreign surfers. State authorities revealed that García already carried an extensive criminal history within Ensenada, which included prior allegations of drug dealing, unlawful entry into a home, domestic violence, and vehicle theft before he was arrested alongside his accomplices, Irineo Francisco "N" and Ángel Jesús "N".

除了三名主要被告外，赫苏斯·赫拉尔多的前伴侣阿里·希塞尔·席尔瓦·拉亚也卷入了该案的司法追责程序。执法人员在对其进行调查时，当场查获她持有着属于其中一名遇害游客的手机。席尔瓦·拉亚承认参与了抢劫犯罪，并同意接受简易审判程序。最终，法庭于2024年11月就加重暴力抢劫罪以及暴力盗窃车辆罪，判处席尔瓦·拉亚有期徒刑20年。

The broader criminal prosecution also resolved charges against García's former partner, Ary Gisell Silva Raya, who was arrested during the initial phase of the investigation after authorities discovered her in possession of a cellphone belonging to one of the slain tourists. Silva Raya admitted her role in the robbery and entered into an abbreviated trial proceeding. In November, a court handed her a 20-year prison sentence after convicting her of aggravated robbery with violence and vehicle theft with violence.

遇害者家属在宣判后对裁决表达了复杂心情。遇害美国人卡特·罗德的母亲佩奇·罗德在宣判后通过Zoom视频表示，失去孩子永远不会有真正的正义，但这些罪犯再也无法伤害其他人。专程从澳大利亚前往墨西哥参加一个月庭审的罗宾逊夫妇此前在有罪判决后启程回国。父亲马丁·罗德逊直言失去两个儿子的痛苦难以承受，母亲黛布拉·罗宾逊则在法庭上表示，谋杀夺走了原本为儿子设想的未来，最令她心痛的是孩子们在生命的最后时刻遭受了如此残忍的对待。

Families of the three victims shared grief and mixed emotions following the sentencing. Page Rhoad, mother of the slain American, spoke via Zoom after the hearing, stating that while there would never truly be justice for the loss of a child, the convicted men would never hurt anyone else again. Martin and Debra Robinson, who traveled from Australia to attend the month-long trial in Mexico before returning home after the verdict, reflected on the immense tragedy of losing both sons. Debra Robinson addressed the courtroom, stating the killings took away the future imagined with them, adding that what hurt most was knowing her sons were treated with extreme cruelty in their final hours.

这起凶案对下加利福尼亚州以海滩闻名的恩塞纳达地区旅游业带来了持续冲击。下加利福尼亚冲浪协会会长安东尼奥·奥塔涅斯对裁决表示欢迎，称正义得到了伸张，但他同时坦言，袭击事件导致前往该区域的冲浪客及游客数量出现大幅下滑。尽管当地长期被冲浪爱好者视为相对安全的胜地，当地冲浪群体仍结合州内其他暴力事件，呼吁为本地居民及到访游客提供更有力的安全保障。

The murders delivered severe repercussions for Ensenada's coastal tourism economy, which heavily depends on visiting beachgoers. Antonio Otañez, president of the Baja California surfers' association, welcomed the court's sentencing and stated that justice had been served, but acknowledged that the attack caused a major drop in tourist and surfer visits to the area's well-known beaches. While the coastal haven had previously maintained a reputation for safety compared with other Mexican regions, local surfers cited recent state violence to urge officials to deliver stronger safety protections for residents and travelers alike.