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The parents of Jake and Callum Robinson, the Australian brothers murdered in Mexico, have made a heartfelt plea for justice outside the courtroom. With the trial approaching its conclusion, they express the profound sorrow and emptiness caused by the loss of their sons, while hoping for a verdict that honours their memory.
Jake and Callum Robinson's family issue emotional statement as trial of brothers' alleged killers enters final stages. have made an emotional statement outside court, where the trial of their sons' three accused killers is entering its final stages.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Verdict looms in Australian brothers' Mexico murder trial In a tearful plea she told him they have flights back to Australia on October 9 and asked if a verdict could be returned before they leave. Martin and Debra Robinson have issued a statement as the trial of the men accused of murdering their children nears its conclusion.
Robinson Family Emotional Statement Outside Court
"It's been an incredibly difficult and emotional few weeks here in Ensenada," Robinson said. "To everyone back home in Australia and around the world, we feel your love and your arms around us. The alarm for the boys and their friend was raised when they suddenly could not be reached by loved ones. Prosecutors allege they were shot in a robbery gone wrong, arguing they were targeted along Mexico's Pacific coast because their killers wanted the tyres off their ute.
"We will wait until the verdict before we speak any further," Robinson said in her statement outside court. "Right now our focus is on Callum, Jake and Carter, on honouring them, their memory and seeing the process through. " "It's hard enough for a parent to lose one child but we lost two sons in horrific circumstances, and it's left a huge hole in our lives," he told the court in September.
He added the family does not "hold any animosity against the people" responsible for the brothers' deaths, but added "what we can't understand is how they could rob the world of two beautiful men who had such bright futures". Rhoad's mother, who testified via video link, told the court authorities had informed her that each alleged victim was shot three times.
Mother Describes Execution Style Shootings
"Each of the boys was shot behind the head. I'm not an expert but to me it looked like an execution," she said.
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