The judge set closing arguments for next Thursday, Mexico time, with a verdict expected the following day, just hours before Debra and Martin Robinson are due to fly home after spending four weeks in Ensenada for the trial.
Debra Robinson stood in court to thank the judge and explain that the family had flights booked for Friday night. "If there is any possibility of the verdict being delivered before then, even if the sentencing occurs at a later date, we would be extraordinarily grateful," she said, her voice quivering.
"It would mean so much for us, as parents of Jake and Callum, to be here for the verdict. We have travelled such a long way to seek justice for our sons and Carter."
The Robinson brothers' American friend, Carter Rhoad, was also killed in April 2024 in what prosecutors alleged was a robbery gone wrong in a remote beachside area of Baja California. The Robinsons have attended every day of the four-week trial.