The bodies of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, Australian surfers murdered in Ensenadain the border state of Baja California (Mexico), were transferred this Thursday to the United States, where they were awaited by their families.
The head of the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), María Elena Andrade, confirmed to the media that The parents of both young people recognized the bodiesso the release process was carried out through the San José de Ensenada Funeral Home, a town located 100 kilometers south of Tijuana.
The funeral carriage arrived at the facilities of Grupo Funerario Santana, in the border city, where they left the bodies to be protected and make the final arrangements for their entry into US soil.
The two bodies were taken from the funeral home to the United States this Thursday morning from the border port of Otay, where the internment process was to be carried out, to later be with their parents and relatives who were waiting for them in San Diego (California).
The driver of the float, Jovanny Hernández, confirmed to the media present that they were the bodies of the Robinson brothers.
“I was in charge of moving them, we handed over the two young men of Australian nationality (…) The two brothers are here, The American was taken to another funeral home.“, said.
The brothers, along with their American friend Jack Carter, were murdered while camping in the town of Santo Tomás, municipality of Ensenada, and their bodies found on May 3 in a water well in a place known as La Bocana, with signs of gunshots to the head and in a state of decomposition.
This Wednesday in Ensenada the hearing was held, in which the case was ordered to Jesús Gerardo alias ‘El Kekas’, alleged responsible for the murders. For now, he is the only one prosecuted for the events, although the Prosecutor’s Office does not rule out the participation of more people.
‘El Kekas’ will remain in preventive detention until he is tried for the crime of forced disappearance committed by private individuals, according to the Baja California Attorney General’s Office.
The governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, spoke this Thursday about the case on her social networks.
“Governing means assuming the problems of the people who live in Baja California as our own (…) There will be no impunity and we will stand up to do justice”, he indicated.
Governing means assuming the problems of the people who live in Baja California as our own… There will be no impunity and we will stand up to do justice.
We have shared an update on the unfortunate event that left 3 foreigners who were visiting our… pic.twitter.com/NAdUlJ4AIC
— Marina del Pilar (@MarinadelPilar) May 9, 2024
