A fourth person has been arrested over the alleged murders of two Perth brothers and their friend who disappeared on a surfing trip in Mexico earlier this year.
The Robinson brothers Callum, 33, and Jake, 30, and their friend Carter Rhoad, 30, were travelling through northern Mexico when they failed to check in to their pre-booked accommodation near Ensenada on April 27.
When police arrived at their last known whereabouts, they discovered a campsite covered in blood.
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Days later, three bodies found dumped in a well about 6km away were identified by their families.
This week, a fourth person was arrested in relation to their deaths, however, Mexican authorities have not disclosed any details about that person or whether they have laid charges.
It is believed at some point between the afternoon of April 27 and the following day, several people approached the trio intending to steal their vehicle and “due to the reaction of the victims, they deprived them of their lives”.
The medical examiner in Baja California confirmed they each died from one bullet wound to the head.
Earlier this month, the brothers were farewelled in a private memorial at Sacred Heart College, where the pair attended high school, and, days later, ocean paddlers, surfers and surf lifesavers gathered for a memorial paddle at Perth’s Sorrento Beach.
Mexican national Jesus Gerardo Garcia Cota, 33 — also known by the alias, el Kekas — is charged with forced disappearance, equivalent to kidnapping, which is expected to be upgraded to murder.
Gerardo has not entered a plea and remains in police custody until his next court hearing in November.
His brother was also arrested but has not been charged.
Mexican authorities said they had not ruled out the possibility of more people being charged.
While parts of Mexico are established tourist destinations, violent crime including kidnapping and human trafficking plague parts of the country, particularly in border areas.
Mexico’s homicide rate is among the highest in the world, and more than 100,000 people remain missing in the country. Studies show only around 7 per cent of murders in Mexico are ever solved.
— With NBC, CNN and AP