Trial begins for accused killers of Australian surfer brothers and American friend in Mexico

In a Mexican courtroom this week, a trial began for the men accused of killing Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American companion — three surfers who traveled to Mexico in search of waves and instead met violence. The case, which has grieved families across two nations since the killings, now enters formal proceedings shadowed by reports of witness intimidation and questions about whether justice can be honestly pursued. It is a moment that asks something larger than any single verdict: whether the institutions meant to answer for violence can hold steady under the weigh